“I feel that discussing story-writing in terms of plot, character, and theme is like trying to describe the expression on a face by saying where the eyes, nose, and mouth are.” FeelsWritingTryingCharacterStoriesEyeFacesTermExpressionMouthsNosesThemePlotDiscussingStory Writing Book:Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose Source: Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose
“I’m instantly mortified by my fat, uncontrollable mouth, but that’s when it occurs to me that my humor is a self-defense mechanism. Even though I may come off like a stark raving asshat, being funny is the most important tool I have to stay sane. The ability to say what I think is the key to allowing me to feel in control.” ThinkingFeelsMayImportantSelfAbilityKeysMouthsToolsDefenseFatsAllowingMechanismSaneSelf DefenseStarksBeing FunnyUncontrollableDefense Mechanisms Author:Jen Lancaster
“I always felt sorry for the sidekick as a kid. They never got their due and it left a very bad taste in the mouth - they are defined by a subordinate relationship to someone else. I always felt like a bit of sidekick when I was a kid and it didn't feel fair.” FeelsKidsLeftFeltBitsTasteMouthsFairsSorryDuesDefinedSubordinatesBad TasteSidekicks Author:China Mieville
“I would say Pittsburgh softly each time before throwing him up. Whisper Pittsburgh with my mouth against the tiny ear and throw him higher. Pittsburgh and happiness high up. The only way to leave even the smallest trace. So that all his life her son would feel gladness unaccountably when anyone spoke of the ruined city of steel in America. Each time almost remembering something maybe important that got lost.” WayFeelsImportantAmericaRememberLostCitiesSonHigherMouthsEarsTinySpokesThrowingSmallestSteelRuinedGladnessPittsburgh Book:The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992 Source: The Great Fires: Poems, 1982-1992
“You've been so long in the rain, you feel like a dirty dish rag. But despite the misery of your water soaked body, you look around to see verdant leaves dripping with water. The air entering your lungs smells vibrantly clean. To experience adventure, you must be willing to be uncomfortable at times and enjoy the loneliness by being happy with your own singing. A song pops out of your mouth... "It rained all night the day I left, the weather it was fine..."” FeelsLooksLongBodyNightSongLeftEnjoyWaterAirLonelinessWillingAdventureFineSingingMouthsRainMiseryCleanPopsSmellWeatherDespiteDirtyUncomfortableDishesEnteringLungsAll NightRagsDrippingDirty Dishes Author:Frosty Wooldridge
“She began to feel like the plastic doll she had been named after, without even a hole where her mouth was supposed to be.” FeelsMouthsHolesSupposed To BeEmptinessPlasticDetachmentDollsNumbness Author:Francesca Lia Block