“Look at all the stars. You look up and you think, 'God made all this and He remembered to make a little speck like me.' It's kind of flattering, really.” ThinkingLooksKindLittlesMadeStarsLike MeRememberedLook UpFlatteringTombstoneSpecks Author:Morgan Earp
“The most incredible thing about my career is that I had one.” CareersIncredibles Author:Preston Sturges
“Film is the greatest educational medium the world has ever known.” WorldFilmKnownEducationalMediums Author:Preston Sturges
“When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.” WholeLastsGoneTenCentsPencilsNotebookDimesCurb Author:Preston Sturges
“John Le Mesurier wishes it to be known that he conked out on November 15th. He sadly misses family and friends.” WishKnownMissingFamily And FriendsNovember Author:John Le Mesurier
“But writers experience the world and themselves in a unique way. We look for meaning. We see it even when we are not paying attention, which is seldom because, as writers, paying attention is what we do. We are scribes to the ticking of the days, and we have a job to do. We are not at peace unless we are doing it.” WorldWayLooksJobsAttentionUniquePay AttentionScribes Author:Larry Brooks
“If you’ve ever wondered why some writers who, in your humble opinion, don’t write as well as you do yet are rich and famous while you struggle onward, this is the reason. They are great directors.” IfsWritingWellsReasonOpinionStruggleRichDirectorsHumble Author:Larry Brooks
“Men leave women for other women. Women leave men for another way of life.” MenWayLeaving MeAnother WayMen Women Author:Larry Brooks
“Show enough backstory to allow the reader to glean and make assumptions about what remains behind the curtain of time, yet continues to influence the character’s worldview, attitudes, decisions, and actions.” WritingEnoughCharacterShowsActionDecisionBehindsAttitudeInfluenceReaderRemainsAssumptionCurtainsWorldview Book:Story Engineering Source: Story Engineering
“We need to break free from the habits of mind and behavior, to discover the possibilities of who we can become.” NeedsMindBreakPossibilityHabitBehaviorHabits Of Mind Author:Larry Brooks