![The illusion is an agreement between the reader and writer that this [story] will be like life. The emotional temperature drops when you have footnotes.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-illusion-is-an-agreement-between-the-reader-and-writer-that-this-story-will.jpg)
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emotional creative speed
It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional. Carol Kane
emotional world earth
The world is full of poetry as the earth is of pay-dirt; one only needs to know how to strike it. Charles Dudley Warner
emotional self brilliant
Humans: such a brilliant model of emotional self-awareness. Charles Stross
emotional thinking intellectual
I think comedy has to be an intellectual pursuit. It comes down to logic and analysis. As soon as it becomes emotional, it's not comedy anymore. Ricky Gervais
emotional listening important
Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music. Brian Eno
emotional people levels
What people call unemotional just doesnt have a single overriding emotion to it. The things that I like best are the ones that ambiguous on the emotional level.
emotional moving
very emotional and very moving to be here to see these sites. Laura Bush
emotional interesting parent
I had invited 50 or 60 peers and friends, most of whom were parents, to see the film [Trust], and I asked about the last scene. It was interesting because it was split right down the middle, 50/50. About half the audience wanted it to end with the very emotional scene between Clive and Liana, and that feeling of realization and catharsis. And, the other half were adamant about keeping that last scene. David Schwimmer
emotional clubs radio
The more melodies and chord changes, the less good it is for the clubs, but the better it is for radio, because it makes it really emotional. David Guetta
agreement arrived deadline gotten strike today tonight
We have not arrived at an agreement yet today but we are working on it. The strike deadline tonight is still meaningful, but we have not gotten down enough into the face-to-face negotiations. Chip Roth
agreement choice signed
We have no choice but to invalidate the agreement signed in 2002.
agreement agreements signed
We have some agreements with Costco, but we don't have a signed lease agreement.
agreement celebrity coming felt given indication policy pulled quickly took violated
We have pulled it off the site. This listing was being marketed as coming specifically from Angelina Jolie. There was no indication in the listing that she had given agreement to this. We took a look at it pretty quickly and felt it violated our policy on celebrity materials.
agreement provisions tied tournament
We have provisions in the agreement that tied to contemplate the 'What Ifs'. If you have another tournament that comes in or one that leaves, can we redirect dollars?
agreement final reach won
We have pretty much won the bid, but we still need to reach a final agreement.
agreement final signed waiting
We've signed the agreement, and I'm waiting for a final copy.
agreements happy signed
We've signed agreements with all of them. I think they're all pretty much happy campers at this point. When we couldn't give them an answer, it was frustrating for them.
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We have received very strong feedback from the state that 21 homes in Clyde will be bought out, but we won't have anything official until we get the grant agreement from FEMA later this month.
stories hell cynicism
I read some of my stories recently and thought, 'How in the hell did I get away with that?' I had some really raw cynicism in some of them. Carl Barks
stories london rooms
But he always licked to get visitors alone in the billiard room and tell them stories about a mysterious lady, a foreign royalty, with whom he had driven about London. 'A devilish temper she had,' he would say. 'But she was a dem fine woman, sir, a dem fine woman. C. S. Lewis
stories wonderful marley
Marley was dead, to begin with ... This must be distintly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. Charles Dickens
stories writers
One of my favorite writers is Hans Christian Anderson. His stories speak to the times. Sandra Cisneros
stories facts hollywood
Hollywood has more than its share of harsh and crewel stories. In fact, it's probably more the norm than the exception. Brent Spiner
stories levels hollywood
Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story. Bret Easton Ellis
stories might like-family
Everybody has a story. It's like families. You might not know who they are, might have lost them, but they exist all the same. You might drift apart or you might turn your back on them, but you can't say you haven't got them. Same goes for stories. Diane Setterfield
stories birth continuation
A birth is not really a beginning. Our lives at the start are not really our own but only the continuation of someone else's story.
stories cases disguise
A story so cherished it has to be dressed in casualness to disguise its significance in case the listener turned out to be unsympathetic.