Elena Ferrante Quotes
The rules say that to tell a story you need first of all a measuring stick, a calendar, you have to calculate how much time has passed between you and the facts, the emotions to be narrated.
Elena Ferrante
Quotes to Explore
Fear has its use but cowardice has none.
Mahatma Gandhi
I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name was Fidel Castro.
Rafael Cruz
A lot of new writers assume you have to know the where the story is going and that it flows out as molten gold. But really, sometimes you think you are going to one place, but then you decide that is dumb idea. Then you go somewhere else and it is a worse idea. But then you switch again and you might have a beautiful accident.
Patrick Rothfuss
I can achieve that by personally relating the words that I am saying to something I have known in my life.
Mandy Patinkin
The man who is always worrying about whether or not his soul would be damned generally has a soul that isn't worth a damn.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
We're all continuing to grow up and get better as musicians, and the chemistry as a band continues to deepen.
Zac Brown Band
Sequels are desperate.
Adam McKay
I regret the whole worlds that will never come into existence, the children, the grandchildren, all the human possibilities that never were and never will be.
Maggie Gallagher
In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.
Hans Hofmann
To begin with, I had never done any good deeds; besides, even if I had simply fabricated a few, I would not have enjoyed going on about them.
Mark Lazarevich Levi
Burn the boats as you enter the island and you will take the island.
Napoleon Hill
Submitting myself for awards feels like a weird kind of horn-blowing that's not comfortable for me. I'm really happy when someone likes my work, but I don't like marketing myself, putting myself on display.
Jane Elliot
