[stylist] Quote to ponder

[Chris Kuell]

Donna,

I believe you are thinking of Richard Pryor. He's the one who burned himself 
very badly while free-basing cocaine (the precursor to smoking crack). Flip 
Wilson was famous for saying, "The devil made me do it!"

chris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Quote to ponder


> Robert,
> I remember him well. Didn't he catch himself on fire at one point? As far 
> as
> the quote, it's pretty much how politics works; isn't it? The thing is,
> sometimes there is more truth in fiction than in nonfiction. That's what
> always interests me, anyway, and I think it's what makes fiction connect 
> so
> steadfastly with its devotees.
> Donna
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert 
> Leslie
> Newman
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 6:13 PM
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>
> Thanks Bridgit - Here is another quote that is of importance to a writer; 
> I
> think so, anyway.
>
> One of my favorite quotes is from Flip Wilson --- any of you remember him?
> No, he was not a philosopher --- he was a comedian back in the 60's and
> 70's. And so he once said --- "A lie is as good as the truth, if you can 
> get
> people to believe it."
>
> Interesting, quote! Think of it; not all lies are bad, though I suppose 
> the
> word "lie" normally denotes a negative. Yet how much of what is written is
> not truth? What percentage of "good stories" be they fiction or memoir are
> based upon a lie?
> Or, when is a story a lie, an/or a lie a story?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit
> Pollpeter
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 3:27 PM
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> Subject: [stylist] Quote to ponder
>
> Since Stylist has been silent of late, here's something to consider:
>
> "Everything you imagine is real."
> Pablo Picasso
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, editor, Slate & Style Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
> "If we discover a desire within us that nothing in this world can satisfy,
> we should begin to wonder if perhaps we were created for another world."
> C. S. Lewis
>
>
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