Fictionalizing True Quotes & Sayings

In general though, if you look at the track record of pivots, they don't become big companies. — Sam Altman

I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis' story which is the largest portion of this, a lot of the events are exactly as you saw, exactly what happened and the locations. Exactly as it was said with the chicken house and the strip club. Richard's parents were on the set and they'll tell you that the story is different than their son's. I was very concerned because I called them to say, 'You understand I'm fictionalizing this story? — Paul Haggis

He's supposed to look out for you."
"I do!" Kieran sounded offended. "You should be proud of her. Hart requested her presence personally at the Drake coronation."
I closed my eyes briefly. We were doomed.
"You went to a vampire ceremony?" Grandpa asked evenly.
"He didn't know?" Kieran asked.
"No, he didn't."
"Sorry."
Grandpa vibrated with rage. "I will not tolerate this kind of behavior in my family!"
"It's different now," Kieran tried to assuage him. "I'm dating Solange Drake. They're a good family."
Grandpa went red, then purple. Kieran took a step back. I whacked Grandpa between the shoulder blades.
"Grandpa, breathe! — Alyxandra Harvey

Before shaking the dust from off your feet, be sure to stomp real good on their faces. — Anthony Liccione

Serving people is more important to God than the religious activities we engage in — Sunday Adelaja

Everyone has doubts. Pray through them, — Rae Carson

You say you're going to be the pope, become the pope. — Bob Odenkirk

I'm a pointillist, just working my tiny little piece of the canvas. I'm not so good at perspective. — Garry Trudeau

He rises like a storybook hero out of the darkness - of course, his armor is of leather and ink, rather than chain mail. — Colleen Masters

On a reservation, Indian men who abandon their children are treated worse than white fathers who do the same thing. It's because white men have been doing that forever and Indian men have just learned how. That's how assimilation can work. — Sherman Alexie

You may have forgotten the Way:
But those who came before
Did not forget you.
Saying of Master Bahaudin Naqshband of Bokhara — Idries Shah

They say a cigarette takes three minutes off your life, but good hashish makes dying seem so far away. — Paul Beatty