Eudora Welty Quotes

The first thing we see about a short story is its mystery. And in the best short stories, we return at the last to see mystery again

Eudora Welty

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I started riding the whole 'fluffy' train, and it's a cute word and socially a lot more acceptable than someone saying is fat or obese. If you call a girl 'fat,' yo, she'll raise hell, but if you say, 'Aw girl, look at you, you're fluffy,' there's almost a sexy appeal to it.

Gabriel Iglesias
- Girl
- Sexy
- Train
Reading galleys on the subway is the closest the publishing industry comes to having a standardized mating call.

Karan Mahajan
- Reading
- Standardized
I came back to the hood and got in those streets and started doing whatever it took for me to provide.

Young Buck
- Back
- Streets
- Started
I want to be part of Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame, but I don't want to be part of the kind of Hall of Fame that's based on voters' beliefs and assumptions.

Barry Bonds
No one knows who Peter Parker is. People just know who Spider-Man is. When you get that in the mix of growing up and finding yourself, that's more of a relatable tone than being Captain America and having the country's weight on your shoulders.

Jacob Batalon
- People
- Up
- Country
When I sit down to write, I know everything I need to know... I start writing, and within 30 seconds or 60 seconds, I'm watching a movie. I'm not making this stuff up; the characters are acting it out,and I'm just writing it down.

M. J. Rose
- Up
- Writing
- Movie