Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories, e.g., the Jews killed Jesus.) I follow Sartre that the freedom the author claims for herself must be shared with the reader. So that would mean that literature is stories that put themselves at the disposal of readers who want to heal themselves. Their healing power lies in their honesty, the freshness of their vision, the new and unexpected things they show, the increase in power and responsibility they give the reader. . Geoff Ryman
When someone loves you, the way they talk about you is different. You feel safe and comfortable.
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Jess C. Scott
Those sweet lips. My, oh my, I could kiss those lips all night long. Good things come to those who wait.
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Jess C. Scott
A fit, healthy body–that is the best fashion statement
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Jess C. Scott
I felt like an animal, and animals don’t know sin, do they?
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Jess C. Scott
This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Take the power to love what you want in life and love it honestly. Take the power to walk in the forest and be a part of...
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Susan Polis Schutz
More Quotes By Geoff Ryman
Everything, no matter how beautiful, is only with us for awhile.
In a sense who you are has always been a story that you told to yourself. Now your self is a story that you tell to others.
It is necessary to distinguish between history and fantasy wherever possible. And then use them against each other.
Literature for me… tries to heal the harm done by stories. (How much harm? Most of the atrocities of history have been created by stories, e.g., the Jews killed Jesus.) I follow Sartre that the freedom the author claims for herself must be shared with...
I'm in the back of a limousine with Charlie Chaplin and it’s 1928. Charlie is beautiful; his body language seems to skip, and reel and rhyme, heartbreaking and witty at the same time. It seems to promise a better world.
