What are some Joan Silber quotes?

"A story is already over before we hear it. That is how the teller knows what it means." "A story is entirely determined by what portion of time it chooses to narrate." "This is fictional time, where events play out and possibilities are exhausted, so that meaning can emerge." - Joan Silber

How many quotes did Joan Silber wrote?

The author Joan Silber wrote around 9 of quotes.

9 Joan Silber Quotes on Fools: Stories, Editing and Fools: Stories

Q: What is the best Joan Silber quote?

"If you saw through everything, it made it hard to figure out what to do with yourself." - Joan Silber

Q: What are some short Joan Silber quotes?

"Slowed time is -- or should be -- a way of pointing to what's important." "[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not standing still, on the built-in condition of impermanence." "Length is weight in fiction, pretty much." - Joan Silber

Length is weight in fiction, pretty much.

So, in the end, we were hypocrites for kindness. Both of us. Standing with my bouquet of orange blossoms, I thought: I'm happy but I'm in disguise. But probably many people feel that at their weddings.

Fools: Stories Quotes

You don't know what you're going to be faithful to in this world, do you? It was true I didn't have what other people had, I knew that, and yet I couldn't think of a single other life I envied - no, I couldn't - though I knew better than to try to get anyone to believe it.

Fools: Stories Quotes

[S]torytelling, in ancient and modern practice, is always a contemplation of the experience of time passing. A story depends on things not standing still, on the built-in condition of impermanence.

Editing Quotes The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes Quotes Writing Quotes

Slowed time is -- or should be -- a way of pointing to what's important.

Editing Quotes The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes Quotes Writing Quotes

This is fictional time, where events play out and possibilities are exhausted, so that meaning can emerge.

Editing Quotes The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes Quotes Writing Quotes

A story is entirely determined by what portion of time it chooses to narrate.

Editing Quotes The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes Quotes Writing Quotes

A story is already over before we hear it. That is how the teller knows what it means.

Editing Quotes The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes Quotes Writing Quotes

If you saw through everything, it made it hard to figure out what to do with yourself.

Fools: Stories Quotes

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