I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories live. And those stories have been informing my days, comforting my nights, and extending possibilities ever since. If that library had not been there, if the books - such as they were - had not been free, my world would be poor, even today.
Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools. - Marion Dane Bauer
Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools.
- Marion Dane Bauer
You don't choose your themes; they choose you. The meaning of your stories will rise out of your deepest longings, often out of longings so deep that… - Marion Dane Bauer
You don't choose your themes; they choose you. The meaning of your stories will rise out of your deepest longings, often out of longings so deep that…
another word for talent is obsession. - Marion Dane Bauer
another word for talent is obsession.
It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise. - Marion Dane Bauer
It is curious how believable I can be when I criticize myself, how unconvincing when I give myself praise.
when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most. - Marion Dane Bauer
when you are dealing with art, any kind of art, your pleasure in making it is what matters most.
I used to tiptoe up to my bedroom door and leap into my room in an attempt to surprise my dolls in the midst of some kind of action. Unfortunately, t… - Marion Dane Bauer
I used to tiptoe up to my bedroom door and leap into my room in an attempt to surprise my dolls in the midst of some kind of action. Unfortunately, t…
Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enric… - Marion Dane Bauer
Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enric…
Never think of revising as fixing something that is wrong. That starts you off in a negative frame of mind. Rather think of it as an opportunity to i… - Marion Dane Bauer
Never think of revising as fixing something that is wrong. That starts you off in a negative frame of mind. Rather think of it as an opportunity to i…
I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories liv… - Marion Dane Bauer
I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories liv…
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