What did Vera Nazarian mean by: Fantasy is not the literature of subversion of the status quo but of ‘awakening to’ the status quo. Vera Nazarian Author · Russia Copy
Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Empathy, Kindness, Positivity, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
The world is shaped by two things — stories told and the memories they leave behind. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Influence, Memories, Stories, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
I started to write. And I wrote and wrote all through high school. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Education, Persistence, Writing, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
For as long as there’s anyone to ask ‘Why?’ the answer will always be, ‘Why not? Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Challenge, Curiosity, Possibility, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
I think I became [writer] despite myself – tricking myself into it, really. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Creativity, Self-discovery, Struggle, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
Some people prefer eating dessert to the main course. These people have never been really hungry. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Appetite, Indulgence, Satisfaction, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
Respect the young and chastise your elders. It’s about time the world was set aright. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Respect, Reversal, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
I think fantasy literature is the one true literature of hope and imagination. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Vera Nazarian, Hope, Imagination, Literature, 0 Vera Nazarian Author · Russia
Truthfullness to life-both fantasy life and factual life-is the basis of all great art. Maurice Sendak Illustrator
Development involves giving up a smaller story in order to wake up to a larger story. Jean Houston Scholar
There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth. Jean Renoir Filmmaker · France
