#tory

To be converted you have to destroy your past, destroy your history. You have to stamp on it, you have to say 'my ancestral culture does not exist, it doesn't matter.' ↗

— V. S. Naipaul

#converted #culture #destroy #does #exist

Women want love to be a novel, men a short story. ↗

— Daphne du Maurier

#love #men #novel #short #short story

Throughout the history of our young nation, we have seen our military go bravely into battle, armed with courage and willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#battle #bravely #courage #go #history

To come up with the ending to a story and then work backwards is like tying your shoe with one hand only. ↗

— Donald McKay

#come #ending #hand #like #only

When you make work, your goal might not be first and foremost to have as many people as possible see it, but it might be more about honing your craft as a storyteller or making art, but, there's no doubt about it, you want lots of people to see it. ↗

— Jim McKay

#art #craft #doubt #first #foremost

But what I did think would be interesting is if we created a fictitious story of our own, and then took these stories that we had collected and assigned them to characters who would be played by actors. ↗

— Jim McKay

#characters #collected #created #did #fictitious

Black History Month must be more than just a month of remembrance; it should be a tribute to our history and reminder of the work that lies in the months and years ahead. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#black #black history #history #just #lies

As we celebrate Black History Month we should be grateful for the achievements they made and inspired by their legacies to continue their work. ↗

— Marty Meehan

#be grateful #black #black history #celebrate #continue

America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way. ↗

— Carrie P. Meek

#challenge #history #make #make up #may

A great book provides escapism for me. The artistry and the creativity in a story are better than any drugs. ↗

— Wentworth Miller

#artistry #better #book #creativity #escapism