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“Phantom' was for me an interesting technique of telling the story. You have one voice that it is in the present telling what is happening, and then there's one voice from the past that's also driving the story forward. And you know that the two story lines will meet eventually.”

Knows Two Stories Past Voice Lines Interesting Happenings Technique Driving Phantoms

Author:Jo Nesbo

“As we go within the self, we discover that all the voices of our past lives are still there. As we peel ourselves, which is a process very much like peeling an onion, we discover that there are many selves within the self.”

Stills Self Past Process Voice Buddhism Reincarnation Our Past Onions Past Life Peeling Peeling An Onion

Author:Frederick Lenz

“All of the disparate books on my list contain characters, scenes or voices that linger long past the last page of their stories.”

Long Book Character Stories Lasts Past Voice Scene Pages Lists

Author:Maureen Corrigan

“Yes, it's true - I love the roar of the crowd. When the fans are with you, their voices come together in a big booming rush of sound that you can actually feel in your body - almost like a wave that lifts you and carries you past your own limits.”

Feels Body Bigs Together Past Sound Voice Fans Limits Wave Crowds Your Body Lifts Carrie

Book:A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball

Source: A Father First: How My Life Became Bigger Than Basketball

“O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, even our brothers, the animals, to whom Thou gavest the earth as their home in common with us. We must remember with shame that in the past we have exercised the high dominion of man with ruthless cruelty so that the voice of the earth, which should have gone up to thee in song, has been a groan of pain. May we realize that they live, not for us alone, but for themselves and for Thee and that they love the sweetness of life.”

“History is a conversation and sometimes a shouting match between present and past, though often the voices we most want to hear are barely audible.”

Want Sometimes Past Voice Listening Conversation Shouting

Book:Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Source: Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

“The Southern past, the Southern present, the Southern future, concentrated into Gertrude's voice, became one of red clay pine-barrens, of chain-gang camps, of housewives dressed in flour sacks who stare all day dully down into dirty sinks.”

Past Voice Red Chains Dirty Staring Camps Southern Clay Gang Housewife Flour Gertrude

Book:Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy

Source: Pictures from an Institution: A Comedy

“the voices of our ancestors telling of our glorious past, our culture, and what it means to be an Indian.”

Mean Past Culture Voice Listening Indian Glorious Ancestor

Author:Allen Sapp

“The politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion properly prevail none permanently dominates, and on this account we are free.”

May Past Voice Conversation Accounts Occasions Our Society Past Present Past Present And Future

Author:Michael Joseph Oakeshott

“Who can ever be alone for a moment in Italy? Every stone has a voice, every grain of dust seems instinct with spirit from the Past, every step recalls some line, some legend of long-neglected lore.”

Long Moments Seems Past Spirit Voice Lines Steps Stones Instinct Dust Legends Grain Recalls Neglected Every Step

Book:At home and abroad

Source: At home and abroad

“Ideas brush past fleeting and insubstantial as moths. But I let them go, I don't want them. What I want is a voice.”

Want Ideas Past Voice Brushes Fleeting Moths

Author:Joyce Carol Oates

“I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat. I go with the rhythm of it and the words start to come to my mind and those words could be based on things that's been on my mind for the past year, the past month, the past week, whatever; I write it.”

Want Writing Years Mind Past Sound Voice Week Months Beats Instruments Rhythm

Author:Nas

“I had written for Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman in the past. Jimmy had a different voice, and different priorities. He couldnt be the bad guy in the joke; he couldnt upset people, really.”

People Different Past Guy Voice Written Jokes Priorities Upset Bad Guys Jimmy Different Voices

Author:Anthony Jeselnik

“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.”

Source: Fear: Essential Wisdom for Getting Through the Storm