Katie Harron

“The world can be a lot bet­ter than we set­tle for. All you have to do is ask.”
― Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

“For example, the questions that say, "Would you prefer..." "Would you prefer (a) Answer questions about what you do, (b) Answer questions about what you know, (c) Answer questions about what you think?

My answer is "Depends." But it's not one of the choices. I am having to think in terms of Always, Sometimes, Never.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

“Mrs. Linden was beautiful in spirit and in fact. Her wish, she told her daughter, was to be a beautiful woman and surprise people because she was a beautiful woman who was kind.”
― Amy Hempel, The Collected Stories

“A story happens when two equally appealing forces, or characters, or ideas try to occupy the same place at the same time, and they're both right.”
― Amy Hempel