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1 " We all tell our stories the way we want to. And sometimes those stories have nothing to do with reality. "
― , The Summer We Read Gatsby
2 " Hats, like first husbands in my experience, are usually a mistake. "
3 " We take creative license with the fictional narratives that become our memories. Anthologized, these are the tales that become the story of your life. "
4 " Peck prided herself on being well-mannered, often to the point of rudeness. "
5 " How well can we really know another person? People can be in your lives for years –– they can fill your lives. But all you really know of them are the stories they tell you. And then they die. They always leave a mystery behind. "
6 " We never know how big a role we play in someone else's drama. "
7 " We're all storytellers. We choose to tell ourselves the kind of tale we want to hear. "
8 " How well can we really know another person? People can be in your lives for years- they can fill your lives. But all you really know of them are the stories they tell you. And then they die. They always leave a mystery behind. "
9 " We need creative license with the fictional narratives that become our memories. Anthologized, these are the tales that become the story of your life. "
10 " How well can we really know another person? Peolpe can be in your lives for years - they can fill your lives. But all you really know of them are the stories they tell you. And then they die. They always leave a mystery behind. "
11 " You could BE somebody," he said, focusing a tight shot on her face. "Honey," she said, mugging for the camera like an old time movie queen, "I already am somebody. "
12 " (about divorce): Sometimes you have to scrap your first draft and start over. "
13 " Talent is one of those elusive concepts that is so maddening to understand. "
14 " He had a unique voice, deep and raspy like sandpaper, and I felt it in my chest. It made me want to think of things for him to say, just so I could hear what they sounded like coming out of his mouth. "
