A Quote by John Hope

One feels the excitement of hearing an untold story.

John Hope

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Excitement Feels Hearing Old Story Story Untold

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John Hope
American - Educator
June 2, 1868 - February 22, 1936

Since first hearing the story as a child, any mention of the 'Boston Tea Party' has elicited in me an excitement that is uniquely American. When I heard rumblings that there was a new Tea Party, I got goose bumps. I love tea, I love parties, I hate taxes; I'm in! It seemed that most of America joined in my excitement!

Greg Fitzsimmons

A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving.

J. R. R. Tolkien

It occurred to me that there was a story behind the scar -- maybe not as dramatic as the story of my wrists, but a story nonetheless -- and the fact that everyone had a story behind some mark on their inside or outside suddenly exhausted me, the gravity of all those untold pasts.

Maggie Stiefvater

A story untold could be the one that kills you.

Pat Conroy

The greatest untold story is the evolution of God.

G. I. Gurdjieff

Around when I was 11, I remember hearing U2's 'Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.' I remember hearing it and thinking that's what I want to be doing - making something that feels like that.

Lights

I think there's a great difference in consciousness in that same way in that when we're young we read books for the story, for the excitement of the story - and there comes a time when you realise that all stories are more or less the same story.

John McGahern

There is no greater agony than carrying the burden of an untold story.

Kanika Dhillon

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

Maya Angelou

An untold story has a weight that can submerge you, sure as a sunken ship at the bottom of the ocean.

Deb Caletti

The picture alone, without the written word, leaves half the story untold.

James Lafferty

A little story is supported by a lot of untold backstory. What they get is more than what they see.

Karen Lord

Since I am from Spain, once the morning has gone, I like to take a nap while falling asleep to black and white movies. It feels less lonely. There is a comfort in hearing their voices, like when you're a child and your mother tells you a story before bedtime.