Chris Offutt quotes

Chris Offutt quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“The secret is to start a story near the ending.”
-- Chris Offutt

#Secret Quotes #Stories Quotes #Crafts Quotes
“I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home.”
-- Chris Offutt

Source : Chris Offutt (2003). “The Same River Twice: A Memoir”, p.177, Simon and Schuster

#Home Quotes #Long Quotes #World Quotes

“Often we want people to pray for us and help us, but we always defeat our object when we look too much to them and lean upon them. The true secret of union is for both to look upon God, and in the act of looking past themselves to Him they are unconsciously united.”
“We need to take information, wherever it is stored, make our copies and share them with the world. We need to take stuff that's out of copyright and add it to the archive. We need to buy secret databases and put them on the Web. We need to download scientific journals and upload them to file sharing networks... With enough of us, around the world, weâ€™ll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge â€” weâ€™ll make it a thing of the past. Will you join us?”

Source : "Guerilla Open Access Manifesto". Book by Aaron Swartz, July 2008.
“Don't Let Him Know is a rich, evocative and brilliantly told tale of family, of loyalties, and of love that must stay secret. Sandip Roy has broken new ground in this tale of the modern Indian family. A lovely read”
“I have no secrets; all of these things have been discussed at length in guitar magazines over the years but are far too elaborate to cover in one article.”
“It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.”
“What's so great about television. You're able to tell a long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours.”
“I used to be very controlling with visuals and editing, and I would pretty much craft the performances; now I have learned to trust the material and the actors.”
“Good enough is never good enough.”

Source : Alfred Bertram Guthrie (1991). “A field guide to writing fiction”, Harpercollins
“If you have a great business, if you're great at your craft people should be coming in there. It shouldn't be this secret.”
“The craft of photography is the key to good images.”

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