"When my second husband shouted, 'Me or your writing!' I replied, 'My writing.' We separated."

-- Nawal El Saadawi

#Husband Quotes #Writing Quotes

“When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.”

Source : "Iain Duncan Smith outlines yardsticks for success of social justice policy" by Patrick Wintour, www.theguardian.com. October 31, 2012.
“I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages.”
“There is a basic law that like attracts like. Negative thinking definitely attracts negative results. Conversely, if a person habitually thinks optimistically and hopefully, his positive thinking sets in motion creative forces - and success instead of eluding him flows toward him.”
“Canada's ruling circles seek to ally themselves more closely with American imperialism without giving up the economic advantages of membership in the British Empire.”

Source : "Tim Buck A Conscience for Canada". Book by Oscar Ryan, 1957.
“I love to be casual and comfortable, but I also love the easy glamour of wearing jewelry all the time.”
“I think film is about images. Cinema needs good images. I think that if you donâ€™t have good images, itâ€™s not going to be a good film. I think all films should be really visual.”

Source : "“Cinema Needs Good Images”: An Interview with Cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond". Interview with Kaleem Aftab, filmmakermagazine.com. May 29, 2014.
“We are trying to live as if we were an experiment conducted by the future”
“I don't believe I've ever played a hip dude. I don't think I would have the wherewithal to do that.”

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