"The world is made of stairs, and there are those who go up and those who go down."

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Source : Ed McBain (1986). “Eight Black Horses”

Ed McBain

#Wisdom Quotes #World Quotes #Stairs Quotes

“(True,) the white hole said. (My name is Khairelikoblepharehglukumeilichephreidosd'enagouni-) and at the same time he went flickering through a pattern of colors that was evidently the visual translation.”
“Death is unimportant to a yogi; he does not mind when he is going to die. What happens after death is immaterial to him. He is only concerned with life-with how he can use his life for the betterment of humanity. Having undergone various types of pain in his life and having acquired a certain mastery over pain, he develops compassion to help society and maintains himself in purity and holiness. The yogi has no interest beyond that.”
“I think, when people so strongly associate an actor with a character they play - but the main feeling is I feel very happy that I've been able to play somebody that people connect so strongly to. That's overall a very good feeling. There's the sweet and the sour, I guess. It does sting a little bit. Your insecurity as an actor maybe seeps in, but ultimately I think it's a very lovely thing. It doesn't happen that often. It's mostly good, I'm fine with it.”
“And I thought, you know, I have to say that maybe the whacked out mother is my new favorite role, but I don't want to just do it and become Nurse Ratchett”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I once knew it. I only hope that I can regain my own identity, once I decide that Perry Mason and myself have come to the parting of the road. Perry Mason has become a career for me . . . all I know is that I work, eat and sleep Perry Mason.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The road does not always bring out the best in people.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.”
“I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough.”

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