"Memoirists, unlike fiction writers, do not really want to 'tell a story.' They want to tell it all - the all of personal experience, of consciousness itself. That includes a story, but also the whole expanding universe of sensation and thought ... Memoirists wish to tell their mind. Not their story."

-- Patricia Hampl

#Mind Quotes #Wish Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“I am just diving into life again. I just have nothing new to offer right now as an idea for a book. I feel like if I were to write something, I would probably repeat the same idea in a different story.”
“And, more importantly, reach for the stars. And realize that it is never too late â€“ not now, not ever â€“ for you to pursue your passion, your pursuit of perfection. And most importantly, your perseverance for making it happen.”
“I believe that birth control is just like every other medication even though it's a controlled substance.”

Source : "Arab-American Crowned 2010 Miss USA". www.foxnews.com. May 17, 2010.
“Perhaps the ultimate test of a leader is not what you are able to do in the here and now - but instead what continues to grow long after you're gone”

Source : Tom Rath, Barry Conchie (2008). “Strengths Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow”, p.95, Simon and Schuster
“Through the experience of art, the powers of perception and transformation can be awakened, in both those who create it and those who re-perceive it.”
“The whole vanity aspect of building up different muscles - I have no interest.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“A lot of my students are Asian-American, and it has been thrilling to watch them break through the stereotypes into something alive and surprising.”
“Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”

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