"I began to see, again and again, stories that were first confusing and second where the emotional impact was muted because the big scene came before the explanation of what was going on. There was a reverse chronological order as well as a concealment of what exactly was going on. I think often that comes out of the fear of being boring, and sometimes I think it's just an attempt to seem clever."

-- Alice Mattison

#Clever Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“To photograph truthfully and effectively is to see beneath the surfaces and record the qualities of nature and humanity which live or are latent in all things.”
“I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.”
“The Americans may think they have 'liberated' Baghdad but the tens of thousands of thieves - they came in families and cruised the city in trucks and cars searching for booty - seem to have a different idea what liberation means.”
“I wanted to invent an engine that could run for ever. I could have developed a new train, had I stayed in the railway. It would have looked like the AK-47 though.”

Source : "Mikhail Kalashnikov: 'I sleep soundly'" by Nick Paton Walsh, www.theguardian.com. October 9, 2003.
“In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.”

Source : "Readings in American Art, 1900-1975". Book by Barbara Rose, p. 117, 1975.
“You will not dishonor the divine perfections by judgments unworthy of them, provided you never judge of Him by yourself, provided you do not ascribe to the Creator the imperfections and limitations of created beings.”

Source : Nicolas Malebranche (2014). “Dialogues on Metaphysics”, p.200, Routledge
“Mexican food is one of the best culinary experiences that people can have.”

Source : Source: www.sheknows.com
“I play really bad punk rock guitar. Age-old friends; it's just great hanging out with your mates, causing havoc.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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