#tory

History is indeed little more than the register of the crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

#crimes #follies #indeed #little #mankind

I just grew up watching a lot of movies. I'm attracted to this genre and that genre, this type of story, and that type of story. As I watch movies I make some version of it in my head that isn't quite what I'm seeing - taking the things I like and mixing them with stuff I've never seen before. ↗

— Quentin Tarantino

#before #genre #grew #head #i

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#author #become #books #could #down

A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it. ↗

— Irving Thalberg

#fellow #good #looks #never #other

I'm a history dork and a sci-fi dork. ↗

— Sprague Grayden

#history #i #sci-fi

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life. ↗

— Andrew Greeley

#life #practically #religion #speaking #story

History has not dealt kindly with the aftermath of protracted periods of low risk premiums. ↗

— Alan Greenspan

#dealt #history #kindly #low #periods

I'm pretty ruthless about that; I think when you sign over your story, you sign over your story. ↗

— Rachel Griffiths

#i #i think #over #pretty #ruthless

I am very conscious of what I say and do when I go out because the media is quick to make that a story. ↗

— Justin Guarini

#because #conscious #go #i #i am

It's harder to write a story with just two people in a room than with 50 characters. ↗

— Michael Haneke

#harder #just #people #room #story