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I don't always set stories in villages, more often in towns. But always in smallish communities because the characters' actions are more visible there, and the dramatic tension is heightened. ↗

— Joanna Trollope

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The quality of life decreases with heightened security. ↗

— Rebecca Miller

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Criticism is, for me, like essay writing, a wonderful way of relaxation; it doesn't require a heightened and mediated voice, like prose fiction, but rather a calm, rational, even conversational voice. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

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The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some inherent mystery in it, and sort of midwife that mystery into the story in such a way that it isn't damaged in the process, and may even get heightened or refined. ↗

— George Saunders

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If it is an imperfect word, no external circumstance can heighten its value as poetry. ↗

— John Drinkwater

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I guess you can tease me about being a drama queen, because that did heighten the drama. ↗

— Greg Louganis

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I think the CG is an instrument to create reality. I don't think it's an instrument to create a heightened reality. ↗

— Gary Ross

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