"At the exact moment any decision seems to be being made, it's usually long after the real decision was actually made--like light we see emitted from stars."

-- Richard Ford

#Stars Quotes #Real Quotes #Light Quotes

“A letter is always better than a phone call. People write things in letters they would never say in person. They permit themselves to write down feelings and observations using emotional syntax far more intimate and powerful than speech will allow.”

Source : Alice Steinbach (2010). “Educating Alice”, p.37, Random House
“People need to realise what real happiness and success is, because success as an actor is fleeting. You can be up there one day and gone the next.”
“Privilege, you see, is one of the great adversaries of the imagination; it spreads a thick layer of adipose tissue over our sensitivity.”
“A lot of people have a lot of talent. What people don't have is the will to work hard enough to develop that talent fully.”
“Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.”
“All forms of dogmatic religion should go. The world did without them in the past and can do so again.”
“The thing about real life is that important events don't announce themselves... Usually something that is going to change your whole life is a memory before you can stop and be impressed about it.”
“Funny how it kept hitting me, like each new thing was a surprise. When was I going to stop being surprised?”

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