Walter D. Wetherell quotes

Walter D. Wetherell quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“A story isn't about a moment in time, a story is about the moment in time.”
-- Walter D. Wetherell

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“The difference between hunting and fishing is that hunters seek their prey while fishermen try to become prey; they do their best to make their lures look attractive and vulnerable so that fish will attack them.”
-- Walter D. Wetherell

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“I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.”
“It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.”
“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.”

Source : A. J. Liebling (2005). “Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer”, p.27, Macmillan
“Recruiting Station was a story that came as the result of many anxious awakenings during many nights.”
“STORIES WE TELL is one of the boldest and most exciting films Iâ€™ve seen in the last six months, and the kind of experience that has the power to alter your perception of the world.”
“When the news wants to tell you something is important, they put dramatic theme music behind it. They scare you into watching the story.”
“Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.”
“I think with anything where you delve into the back story of an artist, it kind of explains their work more intimately.”

Source : "Boy of Age: Aaron Johnson". Interview, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 6, 2010.
“Fear is born of Satan, and if we would only take time to think a moment we would see that everything Satan says is founded upon a falsehood.”
“Apparently one impression we are making... is that creativeness consists of lightning striking you on the head in one great glorious moment.”

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