Dorothy Bryant quotes
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“Like an old gold-panning prospector, you must resign yourself to digging up a lot of sand from which you will later patiently wash out a few minute particles of gold ore.”
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“I love to read, but I didn't know how I could keep up with my eyes, ... But I remembered that the library had books on tape, so I started listening to them. You wouldn't believe how much they have brought to my life.”
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“You must know everything well before you can know what to discard. You must cover pages with material you will not finally put into the book. That doesn’t mean you don’t use it. It is still there, must be there, an invisible foundation which gives authority to the story. The planning done on setting is never wasted. Nothing is ever wasted. If it has been thought through and written, it is still there, in every word which does not mention it.”
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“Just remember, you must know everything well before you can know what to discard. You must cover pages with material you will not finally put into the book. That doesn't mean you don't use it. It is still there, must be there, an invisible foundation which gives authority to the story. The planning done on setting is never wasted.”
-- Dorothy BryantSource : "Writing a Novel: Some Hints for Beginners".
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“Intimate relationships are a gold mine for literature to explore, to understand, to describe.”
Source : "Boundaries and Crossing". Interview with Vered Shemtov, shma.com. March 4, 2004.
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Source : Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.42, Mondial
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“My work was done, so it was time to start digging my grave again.”
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“The best design reveals itself during a long fatiguing process of digging into the subconscious.”
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“Adversity is only sand on your track to prevent you from skidding.”
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