Nancy Hale Quotes

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The dead hand of research lies heavy on too many novels.
— Nancy Hale Adventures of the Mind

research novels

Imagination is new reality in the process of being created.
— Nancy Hale The Realities of Fiction: A Book About Writing

imagination

Creation lives alone in a small temple. Only one may worship at a time.
— Nancy Hale The Prodigal Women

creativity worship

This mysterious thing, artistic talent: the key to so much freedom, the escape from so much suffering.
— Nancy Hale Mary Cassatt: A Biography of the Great American Painter

talent

Malicious gossip, which takes the place of creation in non-creative lives, of course draws heavily on imagination.
— Nancy Hale The Realities of Fiction: A Book About Writing

gossip

After my mother's death, I began to see her as she had really been . . . It was less like losing someone than discovering someone.
— Nancy Hale The Life in the Studio

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