"He misses the feeling of creating something out of something. Thatâ€™s right â€” something out of something. Because something out of nothing is when you make something up out of thin air, in which case it has no value. Anybody can do that. But something out of something means it was really there the whole time, inside you, and you discover it as part of something new, thatâ€™s never happened before."

-- Etgar Keret

#Mean Quotes #Creating Quotes #Air Quotes

“I was a woman in a man's world. I was a Democrat in a Republican administration. I was an intellectual in a world of bureaucrats. I talked differently. This may have made me a bit like an ink blot.”
“It is well to moor your bark with two anchors.”
“I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value?”

Source : Bernard Berenson (2013). “Sketch For A Self Portrait”, p.105, Read Books Ltd
“The world is made of sugar and dirt.”
“Tell me about our legal issues. And use small words. I don't like to think at this hour of the morning. It hurts." ~Leo to Merripen”
“Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?”
“I would like it to be certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.”
“Everyone says the best fans in baseball are here [in Boston] and I can't wait to be a part of that.”

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