Quotes of: Short-story Keyword

But sometimes it's the smallest things that end up making the biggest difference." Indy reached out and clasped Peter's arm. "And you're not alone. No matter what happens, Peter, we so this together. And we do this for Story.

Story's End

Hundreds of young barefoot, long-haired, newly converted believers flocked to the church, and they brought their guitars with them.

The Story of Our Songs: Drawing Strength from the Great Hymns of Our Faith

It was dark, so I couldn't make out much of her face, but she had brilliant red hair, like honey and roses and the sun altogether.

The Selection Stories: The Prince & The Guard

That's what life is all about - you're busy, I'm busy, and the end result is death. Sooner or later, that's what it comes to. ("The Death Of Wang Asao")

Selected Stories Of Xiao Hong

My dreams had to be His dreams, the ones He placed in my heart. They couldn't be the ones I thought I should have, or needed for the purpose of making other people like me.

Stormie: A Story of Forgiveness and Healing

We all spin stories. That's what we do. We want people to see certain things about us and not others. What matters is whether you let others in to the truest story, the one that's the hardest to tell.

The Sixteenth of June

The truth was, I yearned, in a soul-deep way, to be Sarra. To 'feel' that God was so very close, so very concerned with my particular life, so very ready to protect and to love. Always nearby. Always listening. Always leading.

The Story Keeper

It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui.

The Story of My Life

It is very rarely that a middle-aged man finds an author who gives him, what he knew so often in his teens and twenties, the sense of having opened a new door.

On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms that teach but one thing: there are as many opinions as there are men.

The Story of My Life

Health, wealth, reputation, and status are all mere ingredients of happiness. The key to true well-being is being able to manage them capably.

Something You Forgot...Along the Way: Stories of Wisdom and Learning

No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone.

Something You Forgot...Along the Way: Stories of Wisdom and Learning

If you are fortunate enough to enjoy great success, you should never forget the spirit of the beginner, and not grow indolent and arrogant.

Something You Forgot...Along the Way: Stories of Wisdom and Learning

He builds whole world of imagery and passion, any one of which would have served another writer for a whole book, only to pull each of them to pieces and pour scorn on it.

On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

If someday you should ever think of me and miss me, know in your heart that I'd want you to find me once again. No matter how distant in time or space... FIND ME.

Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love

Good characters in fiction are the very devil. Not only because most authors have too little material to make them of, but because we as readers have a strong subconscious wish to find them incredible.

On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

I was on a path, and I became determined to give it everything I had — no matter what.

Mile 9: The true story of a lifelong couch potato who one day made a decision that changed everything

Stay in church, stay in prayer, stay in the Word, and stay in fellowship with other believers.

Mercy Moves Mountains: Heart-Gripping Stories of God's Extraordinary Mercy and Grace to Troubled Young Girls

I asked God to help me understand the story of the forest and what it means to be a tree in that story.

A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

Each experience of love nudges us toward the Story of Interbeing, because it only fits into that story and defies the logic of Separation.

The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible

In Berlin, I worked from home, were the only other women sat sedately on my bookshelves. They were good company, it has to be said, but a little quiet.

My Berlin Kitchen: A Love Story (with Recipes)