Nijman Borculo Quotes & Sayings

Always he had wanted to tell somebody about his life, but when he had tried, his confidante had looked at him. — Zona Gale

I believe one of the important differences between creating literature and just telling a story around the campfire is that in literature you're recreating the experience of life, not just relaying a 'this happened, then that happened' kind of narrative. The specific details and layers of depth that make the world of the story - and what the character is experiencing in that world - as real as possible are elements I love as a reader and, consequently, elements I strive to use effectively as a writer. — Lara Campbell McGehee

True authority is not based on control - it's based on truth ... — John Geddes

I only speak a little pigeon French. Just enough to get by with the little French pigeons. — Bob Hope

History is not the past. It is the stories we tell about the past. How we tell these stories - triumphantly or self-critically, metaphysically or dialectally - has a lot to do with whether we cut short or advance our evolution as human beings. — Grace Lee Boggs