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“We need to celebrate stories by women, for women, as just one more way to redress gender injustice.”

Way Needs Stories Injustice Gender Celebrate Just One Redress

Author:Shami Chakrabarti

“Science has an uncomfortable way of pushing human beings from center stage. In our prescientific stories, humans began as the focal point of Nature, living on an Earth that was the center of the universe. As the origins of the Earth and of mankind were investigated more carefully, it became clear that Nature had other interests beyond people, and the Earth was less central than previously hoped. Humankind was just one branch of the great family of life, and the Earth is a smallish planet orbiting an unexceptional sun quite far out on one arm of a run-of-the-mill spiral galaxy.”

“When you try to bring a story to life, it starts in your head and you see possibilities for it, but it's just one damn thing after another.”

Trying Stories Possibility Damn Just One Damn Things

Author:Tom Hanks

“Sometimes I try my hand at turning out small profundities and uncertain short stories, but I always end up with just one single word: God.”

Trying Ends Sometimes God Stories Hands Just One Short Story Uncertain Single Word Profundity

Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943

Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943

“A lot of times you'll hear horror stories about actors being incredibly selfish and only wanting themselves to shine, but for me, it's not about just one person. It's about the whole team. That's the way I look at acting. That's the way I look at everything I do.”

Way Looks Persons Whole Stories Actors Acting Team Horror Shining Selfish Just One Horror Stories

Author:Mekhi Phifer

“Nobody cooks using just one ingredient. Why would you write using just one flavor of story?”

Writing Stories Cooks Just One Ingredients Flavor

Author:Patrick Rothfuss