All those years on the psychiatrist's couch and suddenly the couch is moving. Good God, she is on that couch when the big one hits. Maidy didn't tell you, but you know what her doctor said? She sprang from the couch and said, "My God, was that an earthquake?" The doctor said this: "Did it feel like an earthquake to you?
Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't think of a way to sufficiently describ… - Amy Hempel
Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't think of a way to sufficiently describ…
- Amy Hempel
I do feel that if you can write one good sentence and then another good sentence and then another, you end up with a good story. - Amy Hempel
I do feel that if you can write one good sentence and then another good sentence and then another, you end up with a good story.
We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive. - Amy Hempel
We can only die in the future, I thought; right now we are always alive.
For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time. - Amy Hempel
For peace of mind, I will lie about any thing at any time.
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands. In the course of the experiment, that chimp had a baby. Imagine how her trainers must have thri… - Amy Hempel
I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands. In the course of the experiment, that chimp had a baby. Imagine how her trainers must have thri…
They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey. - Amy Hempel
They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.
An idea might spark an essay, but never a story. - Amy Hempel
An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
I get rational when I panic. - Amy Hempel
I get rational when I panic.
Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed. - Amy Hempel
Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.
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