Quotes of: Short-time Keyword

I steal," Winkle said, with a smile that said I’m joking and a glint in his eye that said I’m not.

Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card

The memory of the pain did not destroy the reality of the pleasure; grief did not obliterate joy.

Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card

Super-secret Ninja Club sounds way cooler than the whole BFF thing.

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

It has been argued that close attention to the history of science is indispensable for doing good philosophy of science.

Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction

Life is too short to not kick fear in the ass and allow yourself to love again.

Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

Sometimes an adventure is a mundane thing. A trip to the shore with your best friend. Learning you can laugh in unearthly ways.

Unborn: Three Short Stories

Q: What is wrong with the world? A: Everybody pays attention to pictures of things. Nobody pays attention to things themselves.

While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction

They made a science out of people?" she said. "What a crazy science that must be." --"Mr. Z

While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction

Ball teams do not always run true to form in a short series. In a season's campaign, class will tell; the best team will invariably win, unless disaster overtakes it. In a short series, some freak situation, same unusual play, may prove to be the tur...

Billy Evans

One cannot make plans to acquire happiness; it has to be unbidden and spontaneous only than it can give us peace.

A Short Affair Called Life

...and it occurred to me, with the forcefulness of a thought experienced in 360 degrees, that that's really what history mostly is: masses of people doing ordinary things.

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

It is always quietly thrilling to find yourself looking at a world you know well but have never seen from such an angle before.

At Home: A Short History of Private Life

I live in rural New Hampshire, and we are, frankly, short on people who are black, gay, Jewish, and Hispanic. In fact, we're short on people. My town has a population of 301.

P. J. O'Rourke

I used to take my short stories to girls' homes and read them to them. Can you imagine the reaction reading a short story to a girl instead of pawing her?

Ray Bradbury

People may ask "why do you laugh at simple things?" Tell them that why don't you? Life is too short to make it so miserable.

Kenneth de Guzman

I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short. It doesn't matter what your height is, it's what's in your heart.

Kirby Puckett

In short stories there's more permission to be elliptical. You can have image-logic, or it's almost like a poem in that you can come to a lot of meanings within a short space.

Karen Russell

Oh, I'm not a true genius. I'm a near genius. I would say I'm a short genius. I'd rather be tall and normal than a short genius.

Mel Brooks

I stopped writing short fiction early on - I was never really good at it, and I never liked the results. So I stopped trying to fit the material I was working with into these tidy little short fiction packages.

Susan Choi

When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.

Debra Winger

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.

Maeve Binchy