"Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to reproduce; those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create"

-- Robert Bresson

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“it's possible to go faster than folk are ready for; that's the key to democracy ...”

Source : Naomi Mitchison (1997). “Lobsters on the Agenda”, Birlinn Publishers
“Whether you're religious or not, there is a real need for other people's religious positions to be treated with the upmost respect.”
“How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare? ... that became for me more and more the real measure of value.”
“Our sense of being a person can come from being drawn into a wide social unit; our sense of selfhood can arise through the little ways in which we resist the pull. Our status is backed by the solid buildings of the world, while our sense of personal identity often resides in the cracks”
“[On Austen Chamberlain:] He is more loyal to his friends than to his convictions.”
“I'm not Pollyanna - I know that my personality and my opinions and how I approach the teaching of writing maybe isn't exactly how it's done traditionally in the academy...wherever that academy is...but, you know, the academy is broken as it relates to many creative writing programs.”
“There's a beauty on the inside of you - and it shows on the outside too.”
“I find historical figures in general very tricky because you feel at times that you're serving two masters. Not only the arc and wonderful writing that comes with the show, but also the history of a person's life.”

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