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Stories Quotes - Page 59

The sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives.

Reynolds Price (2013). “Midstream: An Unfinished Memoir”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

God loves a great story, and all of us who know Him will recall and celebrate and continue to live in that story for all eternity.

Randy Alcorn (2011). “Ninety Days of God's Goodness: Daily Reflections That Shine Light on Personal Darkness”, p.6, Multnomah

The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.19, SPCK

Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls.

Song: Strange Condition, Album: Musicforthemorningafter

The main rule of writing is that if you do it with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. (That may be a rule for life as well as for writing. But it’s definitely true for writing.) So write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.

"Ten rules for writing fiction" by Elmore Leonard, Diana Athill, Margaret Atwood, Roddy Doyle, Helen Dunmore, Geoff Dyer, Anne Enright, Richard Ford, Jonathan Franzen, Esther Freud, Neil Gaiman, David Hare, PD James, AL Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.

Neil Gaiman (2010). “Instructions”, Harper Collins