"The true artist plays mad with his soul, labors at the very lip of the volcano, but remembers and clings to his purpose, which is as strong as the dream. He is not someone possessed, like Cassandra, but a passionate, easily tempted explorer who fully intends to get home again, like Odysseus."

-- John Gardner

#Dream Quotes #Strong Quotes #Home Quotes

“The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear”

Source : "Ireland's Champion of Civil Rights". The Academy of Achievment Interview, www.achievement.org. June 08, 2002.
“I will garden on the double run, my rhythm obvious in the ringing rakes, and trust in fate to keep me poor and kind and work until my heart is short, then go out slowly with a feeble grin, my fingers flexing but my eyes gone gray from cramps and the lack of oxygen.”

Source : Richard Hugo, Ripley S. Hugo (1992). “The Real West Marginal Way: A Poet's Autobiography”, p.169, W. W. Norton & Company
“Why do we 'drive' on a 'parkway' but 'park' at a 'strip club'?”
“I always felt a little worm inside me: 'Now you need to write a novel with a woman protagonist.”
“Everybody picks up on the sensational things, but no one really gets it.”
“Political advice is a bit like your average Christmas fruitcake: something everyone gives and no one wants.”
“You go to a theater now and you literally see parents watching the movie and they suddenly cover their kid's ears. I figured I'd make one movie where they didn't have to do this”

Source : "Garry Marshall finds a new 'Princess'" by Jamie Allen, www.cnn.com. August 3, 2001.
“A committed giver is an incurably happy person, a secure person, a satisfied person, and a prosperous person.”

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