“we need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts.”
Stephen King book Danse Macabre
Source: Danse Macabre
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“Parting is all we know of heaven
And all we need of hell”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–1861) English poet, author
“Parting is all we know of Heaven,
and all we need of Hell.”
Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American poet
“We all need stories. What happens in our daily lives changes our stories.”
Wong Kar-wai (1958) Hong Kong screenwriter, film producer and film director
"Decade: Wong Kar-wai on “In The Mood For Love” " in Indie Wire (2 February 2001) https://www.indiewire.com/2009/12/decade-wong-kar-wai-on-in-the-mood-for-love-55668/
Olly Blackburn Film director and screenwriter
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“Politics need to bring people hope. We need more dreams and more stories that touch people.”
Lai Pin-yu (1992) Taiwanese social activist
Lai Pin-yu (2020) cited in " 'We need more dreams': Taiwan's 'Squad' rallies youth ahead of election https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/10/taiwan-election-squad-youth-china-tsai-ing-wen" on The Guardian, 10 January 2020.
“You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.”
Margaret Atwood book The Handmaid's Tale
Source: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Chapter 30 (pp. 194-195)
Source: The Handmaid's Tale
Context: (She is reciting the Lord’s prayer) Now we come to forgiveness. Don’t worry about forgiving me right now. There are more important things. For instance: keep the others safe, if they are safe. Don’t let them suffer too much. If they have to die, let it be fast. You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.
