"If tone is granted to be subjected to control, why not line also, which has equal emotional significance? And if line, why not shapes and forms? And if shapes and forms, why not allow elision or emphasis of detail? And if all these things are allowed, what becomes of the record of actuality ?... Sunk without a trace!"

-- William Mortensen

#Emotional Quotes #Details Quotes #Why Not Quotes

“When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position.”

Source : John Maynard Keynes (2016). “The Economic Consequences of the Peace”, p.21, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
“We needed time off from each other after our last tour because there was a lot of personal stuff we had to take care of. Eddie needed hip replacement surgery. Al needed his back worked on. And I was going to have a baby.”
“To have once been a criminal is no disgrace. To remain a criminal is the disgrace”
“It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?”
“Everyone has an effect on others. Some people inspire others to do great things. Some take people into crime with them. Those with the gift affect those around them even more.”
“I am quite confident that in the foreseeable future armed conflict will not take the form of huge land armies facing each other across extended battle lines, as they did in World War I and World War II or, for that matter, as they would have if NATO had faced the Warsaw Pact on the field of battle.”
“I don't smoke, I don't drink much, I don't eat red meat. I stay out of the sun.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Matt?" "Yeah?" "You okay?" "Working on it." His voice sounded unusually tight. "I thought you said you did this a lot." "Yeah. I do. But apparently not with anyone I'm wildly attracted to." This caused certain reactions in her body that were best not experienced in mixed company. "It's just panties," she finally whispered. "And they're really great panties," Matt agreed. "But it's not the panties, Amy. It's you.”

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