Doug Dorst Quotes
-
Of course there is a monkey. There is always a monkey.
→ -
A person is no more & no less than the Story of his Passions & Deeds.
→ -
I don't trust anyone who wouldn't.
→ -
We're all just in the muck trying to believe we're capable of greatness, but closer to breaking than we want to admit. And we tell ourselves stories-about ourselves,but maybe also all these stories about other people, about characters-as a way to hide from how small we are.
→ -
Believing something doesn't change who you are. Neither does rejecting something you once believd in.
→ -
Time and circumstances change us...and it is pointless to ask why.
→ -
Look at Andrew Roe's The Miracle Girl from one angle and you'll see an incisive and insightful critique of America at the millennium and today, investigating where we put our faith and why. The greatest of Roe's achievements in this captivating debut is a memorable feat of intense empathy. Roe inhabits characters who are desperate to believe and reveals to us their needs and wounds and hopes, and he does so with kindness, generosity, and wisdom. This is a novel about what it means to be human, to seek connection and hope and maybe even transcendence in the world around us.
→ -
What begins at the water shall end there, and what ends there shall once more begin.
→
Related Authors
-
Khalil Gibran Poet -
Hans Christian Andersen Author -
Sarah Rees Brennan Writer -
Julie Schumacher Author -
Omar Khayyam Philosopher -
J. J. Abrams Television Producer -
Nick Bantock Artist -
Mark Z. Danielewski Author