“I know when a story is finished when there is not a single thing more I can think to do to it. And since I know at the start what the last line will be, I know when I've reached that point as logically as I can that it's finished. As for the rewriting-it's not foolproof, of course, but if you're honest about having thought of every possibility and you still come back to what you have, what more can you do?” IfsThinkingKnowsWritingStillsI CanStoriesLastsCoursesLinesHonestPossibilityFinishedRewritingFoolproof Author:Amy Hempel
“I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But if I overestimate the downside of something or the challenge of something and I get too obsessed about the difficulty of it, then I don't leave enough room to be open to the upside, the possibility.” IfsKnowsLongI CanEnoughChallengesRoomsPossibilityDifficultyAcknowledgeObsessedOverestimate Author:Michael J. Fox
“I don't know where I'm going to be in three years. Because I have the feeling that the future is so full of possibilities, to stop being an actress, to do something else... for me, the future is just a huge bunch of discoveries.” KnowsYearsFeelingsThreePossibilityHugeDiscoveryActressesBunchThree Years Author:Audrey Tautou
“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.” KnowsMayHappinessJoyRoomsTeachingPossibilityWallLaughterWindowChristmasHolidayHoliday SeasonBest HolidayYour WallHoliday SpiritGreat Holiday Author:Mary Anne Radmacher
“I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who cares about kids and who cares about truth and I am guided by my own instincts, and trust them.” ThinkingKnowsWritingPersonsBookCareKidsMy OwnPossibilityInstinctCensorshipWho CaresNew Books Author:Lois Lowry
“So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American dream.” KnowsDreamAmericaFoundGrowing UpGrowingPossibilityFilledExcitementAmerican DreamLiving The American Dream Author:Mia Love
“Poetry is often the art of overhearing yourself say things you didn't know you knew. It is a learned skill to force yourself to articulate your life, your present world or your possibilities for the future.” KnowsWorldArtForcePossibilitySkillsPoetry IsOverhearing Author:David Whyte