Stephen Graham Jones If the main character’s not in jeopardy – physical, psychological, emotional, whatever – then you don’t have any tension, and you don’t have a story. – Stephen Graham Jones Characters Quotes Emotional Quotes Jeopardy Quotes Main Quotes Physical Quotes Psychological Quotes Story Quotes Tension Quotes Making people laugh is so much more difficult than making them sad. Too much fiction defaults to the somber, the tragic. This is because sad endings are easy in comparison – happy endings aren’t at all simple to earn, especially when writing to an audience jaded by them. If you keep having to dip into the story’s past to explain the present, then there’s a good chance your real story’s in the past, and you’re just using the present as a vehicle to deliver us there.
Justin Theroux My grandfather used to write one sentence every day in his journal: ‘I love Anne more than ever today.’ I think that was his meditation – keeping him in his marriage, and also his appreciation for it. It was very touching. – Justin Theroux
Burt Reynolds I haven’t been somebody who’s been smart about his money. There are a couple of actors who are quite brilliant with the way they’ve handled their money. But they’re not very good actors. – Burt Reynolds
Hardwell Guys like Chuckie, Laidback Luke, Ferry Corsten, Armin van Buuren and many other Dutch DJs were all influential for me growing up. – Hardwell
Jackie Evancho When I’m at home, I want to be a normal person. I don’t want to hear, ‘Can I have your autograph?’ – Jackie Evancho
Margaret Heffernan I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate the overspill of sound which metro and subway riders are oblivious to because they notice no one and nothing around them. – Margaret Heffernan
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