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Helen Keller156
American author and political activist 1880–1968Related quotes
“My friends, judge me by the enemies I have made.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) 32nd President of the United States
Speech made on the campaign trail in Portland, Oregon (21 September 1932)
1930s
Anthony de Mello (1931–1987) Indian writer
Source: Anthony De Mello : Writings (1999), p. 8
Context: A master was once unmoved by the complaints of his disciples that, though they listened with pleasure to his parables and stories, they were also frustrated for they longed for something deeper. To all their objections he would simply reply: "You have yet to understand, my friends, that the shortest distance between a human being and truth is a story."
“People see in stories what they're looking for, my young friend.”
Brandon Sanderson book The Way of Kings
Source: The Way of Kings
“If I want a long boring story with no point to it, I have my life.”
Jerry Seinfeld (1954) American comedian and actor
“You’re my best friend, Shmuel,’ he said. ‘My best friend for life.”
John Boyne (1971) Irish novelist, author of children's and youth fiction
Source: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
“My life story is the story of everyone I've ever met.”
Jonathan Safran Foer book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Source: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close