"We are primitive men; we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with the idea of morality."

-- Christina Stead

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“People waste their happiness - that's what makes me sad. Everyone's so scared to be happy.”

Source : Wally Lamb (2011). “She's Come Undone”, p.464, Simon and Schuster
“When rock roll is done with that fervor, it's close to gospel.”
“Talent may get someone off the starting blocks faster, but without a sense of direction or a goal to strive for, it won't count for much”

Source : David Bayles, Ted Orland (2001). “Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking”, p.27, Image Continuum Press
“There are many ways to be a mother. I have a lot of young actors I mentor, and my nieces and my nephews need a lot of love.”
“My character is somebody who is smaller in stature and yet who's strong, so to see the fighting situations between people who are not generally thought of being strong is in itself unusual and therefore interesting, I think.”
“I believe I live in a black and white. I think things are like either black or white. I don't really believe that much in the gray. I think that there's gray for a lot of people, but I don't live in the gray. I realize whatever action I have or take, it's going to have a consequence -- either good or bad. So I live my life in a way where I don't have bad consequences. I just notice there's a lot people around me just live in the gray. I don't know, for me, I'm just really straightforward.”
“There are girls, not specially beautiful, whom you could not lose in a crowd. There are other girls, apparently perfect in beauty, who seem to melt into insignificance.”
“God, thank you for waking me up this morning. I want to embrace every day, however limited my day may be, as a gift from God. I want to live this day to its fullest. I know there are things I can no longer do. I know I am facing daily limitations. But I want to focus on what I can do, not on what I cannot do. So help me God. I know this day will never be repeated. I know I cannot live it over again. Help me to live it to its fullest.”

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