Heidi W. Durrow quotes
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“If there’s no one else to tell another side - the only story that can be told is the story that becomes true. (p. 173)”
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“The bottle is where everything sad or mean or confusing can go. And the blues--it's like that bottle. But in the bottle there's a seed that you let grow. Even in the bottle it can grow big and green. It's full of all those feelings that are in there, but beautiful and growing too.”
-- Heidi W. DurrowSource : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.166, Algonquin Books
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“A woman made of parts is a dangerous thing. You never know when she'll throw away a piece you may need.”
-- Heidi W. DurrowSource : "The Girl Who Fell from the Sky". Book by Heidi W. Durrow, January 11, 2010.
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“I'm not the color of my skin. I'm a story. One with a past and a future unwritten.”
-- Heidi W. DurrowSource : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.264, Algonquin Books
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“I don't know if it's better to have people laugh at what you are or just not understand.”
-- Heidi W. DurrowSource : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.52, Algonquin Books
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“It's easy to smile just to make other people feel better. But when a person fakes happy, it has edges. Regular people may not see, but the people who count, they can see the edges and the lines where your smile ends and the real you, the sadness (me) or the anger (Grandma) begins.”
-- Heidi W. DurrowSource : Heidi W. Durrow (2011). “The Girl Who Fell from the Sky”, p.29, Algonquin Books
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“If there’s no one else to tell another side - the only story that can be told is the story that becomes true. (p. 173)”
-- Heidi W. Durrow
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“Human beings love stories because they safely show us beginnings, middles and ends.”
Source : "A comforting way of death" by A. S. Byatt, www.theguardian.com. November 8, 2002.
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“Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.”
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“I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.”
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“The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!”
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“Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching.”
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“It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.”
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“Perhaps sometimes life shows you a side of itself which leaves you with nothing more to say”
Source : Alessandro Baricco (1998). “Silk”, Vintage
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