"Having to make a blockbuster every time puts unhealthy pressure on creatives. The pressure on the filmmakers is so intense, I think it stifles the creativity."

-- Henry Selick

#Creativity Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“When I die, I want to see Malcom X, Lumumba, my father, and I want to be able to look them in the eye”
“One cannot separate the health of the individual from the health of the community, from the health of the world.”
“The time when domestic violence is the most lethal is when the person is trying to leave the situation.”
“Use of paper has continued to soar. It is as though paper is taking its revenge on the futurists - not that any futurist has ever lost business because of a wrong prediction.”
“In the case of Ohliger, I also sucked blood from the wound on her temple, and from Scheer from the stab in the neck. From the girl Schulte I only licked the blood from her hands. It was the same with the swan in the Hofgarten. I used to stroll at night through the Hofgarten very often, and in the spring of 1930 I noticed a swan sleeping at the edge of the lake. I cut its throat. The blood spurted up and I drank from the stump and ejaculated.”
“I dont think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.”

Source : John Gould (2015). “The House That Jacob Built”, p.124, Down East Books
“They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.”
“Sorrows come to stretch out places in the heart for joy.”

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