Chris Priestley quotes

“Just because something is told as a story and that story is part legend or myth, or feat of imagination, does not mean there is no truth in it.”
-- Chris Priestley

Source : Chris Priestley (2010). “Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth”, p.83, Bloomsbury Publishing

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“After all, it was only a story,' I said, determined to prove her wrong. 'All manner of terrible things may happen in a story. They may be startling at the time, but it passes. One gets caught up in the narrative, but the dangers aren't real, are they? Things happen in any way the storyteller chooses. It is all just made up.”
-- Chris Priestley

Source : Chris Priestley (2010). “Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth”, p.35, Bloomsbury Publishing

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“From the plough to paper, from the wheel to house, from tool handles to sailing ships. Man would have been nothing without trees.”
-- Chris Priestley

Source : Chris Priestley (2009). “Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror”, p.9, A&C Black

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“Writers were a strange sort; I knew that much from the newspapers.”
-- Chris Priestley

Source : Chris Priestley (2010). “Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth”, p.12, Bloomsbury Publishing

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“Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.”

Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”

“Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.”

“You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.”

“Literature is a beautiful way of keeping the imagination alive, of visiting worlds you would never have time to in your day-to-day life. It keeps you abreast of a wider spectrum of human activities.”

“My favorite action movie growing up was 'Supergirl.' It wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination, but it was my favorite because I wanted to be her. I have a Supergirl tattoo.”

“I was a wild, mischievous kid, and I had tremendous imagination. Any experience I had, I'd try to reenact it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.”

Source : "Ai Weiwei: the dissident artist" by Hari Kunzru, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2011.

“Every living creature is the son of the supreme Lord, and He does not tolerate even ants being killed”

“When one door opens, so does another one.”

Source : Jim Henson, A.C.H. Smith (2014). “Jim Henson's Labyrinth: The Novelization”, p.105, BOOM! Studios