"I looked at her and tried to speak, but all I could think about was how shocked she'd be if I said what I was thinking."

-- John Grisham

#Thinking Quotes #Speak Quotes #Said Quotes

“It's better to have your blackness taken away than to stand there and lie about who you actually are. That's the trap.”
“There have been periods in my life where I have experienced depression. It has been through some of my darkest moments that I have written some of my best songs. For me, singing and writing is very therapeutic. It's much more effective than taking Prozac!”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In so many ways, he had wanted this his whole lifeâ€”or at least ever since heâ€™d survived his transition and had any sexual impulse at all. This moment was the culmination of countless daydreams and innumerable fantasies, his secret desire made manifest.”
“You have to fire yourself as the writer when you direct something you've written. You have to fire yourself, or else you get precious about what you've written. You've got to open up and let the actors in, and re-conceive a lot of things.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“Who doth right deeds Is twice born, and who doeth ill deeds vile.”

Source : Edwin Arnold (2010). “The Light of Asia: Or the Great Renunciation Being the Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism”, p.143, Cosimo, Inc.
“What was toughest for me in writing "Trust," was reliving it, turning and facing this. We move on and we don't move on, you know? She's still there - and by "she" I mean me - caught in that windowless room, that bad bargain and that violation. No one can touch me, sexually, without activating that memory. But I had walled, I thought, that time off. I say that and then want to say "and I got off lightly"!”
“I just try to go out and play as hard as I can and let the results take care of themselves.”
“Strive to be the best you can be...focus, watch, listen, and learn. Try never to be satisfied with 'good enough'...and above all, love what you do-share that passion with others, and always stay humble. Nobody likes a 'big head' no matter how good you are.”

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