Quotes of: Detective-stories Keyword

Happiness is a garden walled with glass: there's no way in or out. In Paradise there are no stories, because there are no journeys. It's loss and regret and misery and yearning that drive the story forward, along its twisted road.

The Blind Assassin

Even greater than my fear that l was crazy, was my lifelong dread that someone would find out.

Becoming One: A Story of Triumph Over Dissociative Identity Disorder

She was wearing a beautiful dress with straps designed to be eaten off her shoulders.

The Book of Happy Endings: True Stories about Finding Love

By the fall of 1918, it was clear that a nation's prosperity, even its very survival, depended on securing a safe, abundant supply of cheap oil.

Black Gold: The Story of Oil in Our Lives

There is grace for the unrighteous and the self-righteous alike, and the father loves both sons well.

The Big Story: How the Bible Makes Sense out of Life

There is a dreamlike quality to the 1936 Basque government, the fulfillment of a historic longing that was to be crushed only nine months later in carnage the scale of which had never before been seen on earth.

The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation

I tell you this true story just to prove that I can. That my frailty has not yet reached a point at which I can no longer tell a true story.

Blue Nights

For more than two million years man has been a hunter, and he still hasn't found what he wants.

Blind Triangle: A Rare Love Story from the Sixties

Aim High and Hit the Mark

Bahala Na (Come What May): A World War II Story of Love, Faith, Courage, Determination and Survival

I was starting to believe I was a character in a greater story, which is why the elements of story made sense in the first place.

Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality

Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

The Barbizon Diaries: A Meditation on Will, Purpose, and the Value Of Stories

Our part in life is to persevere and learn as quickly as we can, for our victory depends upon our perception of the world".

The City Heroes and Other Stories from the Heart of Africa

I don't think I prefer writing for one age group above another. I am just as pleased with a story which I feel works well for very small children as I do with a story for young adults.

Margaret Mahy

Not to make him blush, but any story illustrated by Mike Mignola does things that prose alone can't accomplish. The illustrations create mood and atmosphere, drawing the reader more deeply into the story than words could do on their own.

Christopher Golden

Whether or not you agree with Ayn Rand - and I have certain issues with some of her beliefs - the woman can tell a story. I mean, the novel as an art form is just in full florid bloom in 'Atlas Shrugged.' It's an unbelievable story. The characters ar...

Anne Hathaway

I began my career creating art for an animated feature film, and it has been a life-long dream to tell some of the story of my own life - the story behind my art - through the medium of motion pictures.

Thomas Kinkade

If there was no New Orleans, America would just be a bunch of free people dying of boredom." -Judy Deck in an e-mail sent to Chris Rose

1 Dead in Attic: Post-Katrina Stories

The world's most sensible and the most idiotic person lies within us.. the worst part is we can't say who is who

2 States: The Story of My Marriage

Because knowledge is not for showing off. If I do good work, people should notice me.

2 States: The Story of My Marriage

Don’t tell me to write your story. Write your own story. If you won’t write it down, it probably isn’t worth writing down—or reading.

99 Cents For Some Nonsense

when you ARE imagining you might as well imagine something worth while

The Anne Stories (Anne of Green Gables, #1-3, 5, 7-8)