Michael Morpurgo Quotes
A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.
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So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us.
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I am a complete sentimentalist when it comes to clothes. I have so many memories attached to them that I can't throw anything out.
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The hippocampus helps record both types of memories initially, and it helps retain them for the medium term. The hippocampus also helps us access old personal memories in long-term storage in other parts of the brain.
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I like to make the best of what I have. I'm not a supermodel, clearly. I'm not a makeup artist. I'm a real woman.
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New York as an industry is the best city for real estate. You're in a very transparent market. If you need to liquidate, you make three phone calls and you could sell something, even in the worst market. It is also less forgiving; if you make a mistake you can lose money.
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'The Wire' really drew on a lot of real-life situations and real-life organizations - it created fiction to make a social statement about reality.
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I understand that sometimes when you're young it's difficult to remember the difference between real life and what is part of fantasy.
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I thought I was an old soul, and that I knew life, but then starting the real life, I figured I am completely new.
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I'm a nice middle-class girl in real life, and I'm a mom and a grandma, and I usually play sweet characters.
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I don't really like the idea of putting myself in any category now... I think that people are looking for music that's real and honest and that they can relate to emotionally.
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I don't get recognised that much yet in London, but when I do I get a real sense of achievement.
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I never strike out at any life form. The only things I attack are icons of conspicuous consumption. People put objects in front of their life, in front of anything that has real importance. They make this 'thing' their God.
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Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that in-forms the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for its institutions, rituals and power structure; and gives a map of the purpose and stages of life.
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The houses in Mustique are styled with incredible decor. I vacationed there as a kid and have the fondest memories.
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Whoever knows that the mind is a fiction and devoid of anything real knows that his own mind neither exists nor doesn't exist.
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I would have to agree, that I'm probably more intense than Brian or Kurt, competitive because, I was always like this, always being that way, always real competitive.
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There are reasons people seek escape in books, and one of those reasons is that the boundary of what can happen is beyond what we do - or would want to see in real life.
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As a storyteller, you have to have something to say. You have to look at the world, think about it in relationship to yourself, and say, 'I think this is a pattern,' or 'I think this is the way fatherhood works,' or 'I think this is the way first love feels.' The danger in that is, that's when you open yourself up to real critique.
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I am sweet and diplomatic in real life.
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Being irrational and out of control is what happens in real life. Not cautiously choreographing your anger or your emotions, losing yourself in them is what happens in real life.
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I tend to lean toward romance, characters, and relationships when I write, so I have to add to the setting elements and world-building when I revise.
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We covered 'Hey Jude.' My father panicked, misunderstanding the lyrics and thinking our lead singer was belting out 'Hey, Jew' to a roomful of Holocaust survivors.
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I cannot live alone.
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A notion for a story is for me a confluence of real events, historical perhaps, or from my own memory to create an exciting fusion.
