"The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process:let him evaluate it, not the author. The façade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent."

-- Alfred Doblin

#Dark Quotes #Reality Quotes #Objectivity Quotes

“A lot of rookies hit the wall after 50 or 60 games.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Courage is not the absence of fear. It is feeling the fear and doing it anyway.”
“I think that layers in music, whether it's layers juxtaposing emotions and feelings or layers of texture, make for a more interesting product.”
“I wonder now whether inner coldness and desolation may not be the pre-condition for making the world believe, by a kind of fraudulent showmanship, that one's own wretched heart is still aglow.”

Source : W. G. Sebald (2016). “The Rings of Saturn”, p.51, New Directions Publishing
“The surest proof of being endowed with noble qualities is to be free from envy.”
“James Porter said to me once, when I was talking about painting, he said, well, that's fine, he said, but you have a good mind so you can't just be a painter; you're going to have to help define the field and keep the tradition going. And he meant walking in his footsteps in a certain way.”

Source : Source: www.aaa.si.edu
“Remember that a healthy body is built or destroyed one decision at a time. It's up to you.”
“I'm not interested in being a celebrity; I'm interested in being a better actor and a better director.”

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