I’ll be honest, this prompt from Long and Short Reviews had
me a bit stumped, as I don’t tend to remember quotes from books. However, there
was one quote which I did find particularly inspirational, since it inspired my
novel Photograph. In an essay in
Isaac Asimov’s Gold, he describes how
he felt when Robert Heinlein got a story published in the Saturday Evening
Post.
“We all dreamed of publishing in the SEP (I, also) but that
was like dreaming of taking out Marilyn Monroe on a date. You knew it was just
a dream and you had no intention of even trying
to make it come true. And now Bob had done it. He hadn’t just tried, he had done it.”
The feeling of someone else stealing your impossible dream
was a major factor in Photograph.
My
heroine Tara has had a crush on celebrity theme park owner Liam Wilder all her
life, but considered it a harmless indulgence since he was always going to be
outside of her world. So when her twin sister Azure meets him after winning a
radio competition, falls in love at first sight and marries him, to Tara this
is an unforgivable betrayal.
So what are your favourite quotes?
That was a lovely quote. Thank you for sharing it.
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Thank you! It really stayed with me.
DeleteI can see why that was a story starter. It's inspiring. :-) Love it. Great post.
ReplyDeleteIt really struck a chord for me.
DeleteInteresting quote. Dreams are so important, achieving your goals are part of what life is all about. Don't you think?
ReplyDeleteI do - and in Asimov's case it was proof that you really can achieve what you think is impossible.
DeleteI love this story. Crazy how something so simple can inspire such creativity.
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Possibly the reason Photograph is my favourite of all my stories.
DeleteGreat quotes, how easy it is to take what someone says and add it to your story. Nice twist on the end for Tara.
ReplyDeleteThat's an interesting quote! Thanks for sharing! :)
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