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Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of it to see whether every scene is necessary. You imagine yourself watching the movie, to see whether or not you're losing the through-line of the story. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#every #first #i #imagine #looking

I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy. ↗

— Jacques Santer

#great #i #importance #philosophy #speeches

Look what happened with the employment law in France-the law was withdrawn because the people marched in the streets. I think what we need is a global protest movement of people who won't give up. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#employment #give #global #happened #i

Words are more treacherous and powerful than we think. ↗

— Jean-Paul Sartre

#powerful #than #think #treacherous #words

I don't know how it started but someone must have noticed I was always chewing tobacco or smoking a pipe. ↗

— Hank Sauer

#chewing #how #i #know #must

Chekhov - shall I be blunt? - is the greatest short story writer who ever lived. ↗

— George Saunders

#chekhov #ever #greatest #i #lived

I think fiction isn't so good at being for or against things in general - the rhetorical argument a short story can make is only actualized by the accretion of particular details, and the specificity of these details renders whatever conclusions the story reaches invalid for wider application. ↗

— George Saunders

#against #application #argument #being #conclusions

The first year I sold a photo to was a lady who thought I was a chef, for some reason. I've no idea why. ↗

— Graeme Le Saux

#first #i #idea #lady #no idea

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness. ↗

— Graeme Le Saux

#ability #away #carving #certain #doing

I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. ↗

— Dan Savage

#baking #class #even #found #front