Any closer, and he was liable to discover whatever it was that turned people away from her, that marked her as forgettable, unwanted, unlovable.
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“It’s not how we got here,” she said as she went. “Or even that we are here. It’s where we go from here.” A”
― Mrs. Saint and the Defectives
― Mrs. Saint and the Defectives
“The important thing is to make a decision,” he said. “Make what decision?” “One that will enable you to live in the present instead of constantly wondering what the future will be like.”
― P.S. from Paris
― P.S. from Paris
“This is not a book of writing advice. It’s not here to help make you a better writer. Rather, it’s here to help you become a better storyteller.”
― Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
― Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative
“I have been so many different people, played so many different roles in my life. I am not a person. I am a crowd in one body. I was people I hated and people I admired. I was exciting and boring and happy and infinitely sad.”
― How to Stop Time
― How to Stop Time
“Remember that the first rule when editing a book is to DO NO HARM.”
― The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
― The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
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