"The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be."

-- Alain de Botton

#Beautiful Quotes #Cry Quotes #Film Quotes

“If any person should meddle with my cause, I require them to judge the best'.”
“But I marvel when I observe these men setting themselves up as instructors of youth who cannot see that they are applying the analogy of an art with hard and fast rules to a creative process”

Source : Isocrates (1962). “Isocrates”, Loeb Classical Library
“My message is not wholly understood; only poets understand it.”
“I was nothing more than a thug with Tolstoy in my pocket.”

Source : David Adams Richards (2002). “Mercy Among the Children: A Novel”, p.225, Simon and Schuster
“It takes so little, so infinitely little, for a person to cross the border beyond which everything loses meaning: love, convictions, faith, history. Human life -- and herein lies its secret -- takes place in the immediate proximity of that border, even in direct contact with it; it is not miles away, but a fraction of an inch.”
“The most important role models in people's lives, it seems, aren't superstars or household names. They're "everyday" people who quietly set examples for you-coaches, teachers, parents. People about whom you say to yourself, perhaps not even consciously, "I want to be like that."”
“I have decided not to die.”
“You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.”

Source : "Patton Oswalt Talks TRAGEDY PLUS COMEDY EQUALS TIME, Doing Another Stand-Up Special, Preparing to Shoot Live Performances & Upcoming TV Guest Spots". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 16, 2014.

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