"The persona in my stories may be truer to my "real" self than any alleged objective, factual "I" that I could replicate for the purposes of storytelling."

-- Norman Lock

#Real Quotes #Self Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“The hardest thing about being at Sony was not the travel; it was being divorced from the public and private life I had in New York. Travelling as much as I did, while I didn't lose connection with my friends, I lost a sense of belonging.”
“That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision, everybody believes in it, and everybody can find their own path to supporting it, and that's how you end with a great movie.”
“They say life is all about connecting, like that's a good thing. But when brain and eyes are lining up you know different.”
“The house had a name. The Banana House. It was carved onto a piece of sandstone above the front door. It made no sense to anyone.”

Source : Hilary McKay (2002). “Saffy's Angel”, p.12, Simon and Schuster
“The wedding vows are a license to be a complete jerk, with full knowledge that the person you married has agreed, no matter how large a horse's ***** you are, to stay by your side until death. A fool could tell you this is a bad deal.”
“I went to Iraq because I wanted to see what one year of occupation had done to Iraqi society, and I went to the West Bank and Gaza Strip because I wanted to see what three generations of occupation had done to Palestinian society. I found a lot more hopelessness and despair in Palestine.”
“Life as a voice actress is tough. It's not an easy career.”
“Doobie always wanted to see the badge. It was shiny, and he was eight.”

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