Esther Freud Quotes
Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story
Quotes to Explore
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God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy.
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Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.
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What do you know? Haven't you heard of suspension of disbelief?
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Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
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You need to have time to really hear God.
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Happy will be those who give ear to the words of the dead:-The reading of good works and the observing of their precepts.
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I'm not a dumb idiot just because of what I wear.
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It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.
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Instituting equal pay is especially important because families in our country increasingly rely on women's wages to make ends meet. When women bring home less money each day, it means they have less for the everyday needs of their families - groceries, rent, child care, and doctors' visits.
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Being young isn't about age, it's about being a free spirit. You can meet someone of 20 who's boring and old, or you can meet someone of 70 who's youthful and exciting. I met Fred Astaire when he was 72 and I was 21, and I fell in love with him. He certainly was a free spirit.
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So many people can now write competent stories that the short story is in danger of dying of competence.
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I don't fear death, it must be like a long sleep.
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To enter into a dialogue of mutual interest before the end of July.
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As long as the superstition that people should obey unjust laws exists, so long will slavery exist.
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I regret that I stayed in my first relationship for too long. I didn't get that it wasn't working out.
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Trying to get a common set of trading rules right down to very simple things like paperless customs arrangements and telecommunications services and all those things that will help lower the cost and increase the ease of doing business across the region.
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My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.
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The thing about many celebrities - not all - is that they're fantastic actors.
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Read a lot - poems, prose, stories, newspapers, anything. Read books and poems that you think you will like and some that you think might not be for you. You might be surprised.
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Believe in the reader and they can connect the dots, if you succeed breathe life into the story
