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Tobias Wolff Quotes: There’s no right way to tell all stories, only the right way to tell a particular story.
         

There’s no right way to tell all stories, only the right way to tell a particular story.


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Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.

Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing.



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We are made to persist. that's how we find out who we are.



Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.

Fearlessness in those without power is maddening to those who have it.



One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real life by writing about them.

One of the things that draws writers to writing is that they can get things right that they got wrong in real life by writing about them.



The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness.

The beauty of a fragment is that it still supports the hope of brilliant completeness.



A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.

A piece of writing is a dangerous thing," he said. "It can change your life.



Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.

Real maturity is the ability to imagine the humanity of every person as fully as you believe in your own humanity.



Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.

Memory is funny. Once you hit a vein the problem is not how to remember but how to control the flow.



Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.

Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.



Most of us dont live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.

Most of us dont live lives that lend themselves to novelistic expression, because our lives are so fragmented.





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It's not what you did, but what you could have done if you allowed the Lord to work His will in your life.



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It is futile to debate on what is wrong and right with people whose remorse is not their punishment, nor is it reasonable to care about their promise and criticism.



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Happiness is found when no one is looking



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I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.



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