"To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it."

-- George Henry Lewes

#Writing Quotes #Desire Quotes #Done Quotes

“Palestinians no longer blamed Yasser Arafat or Hamas for their troubles. Now they blamed the Israelis for killing their children. But I still couldn't escape a fundamental question: Why were those children out there in the first place? Where were the parents? Why didn't their mothers and fathers keep them inside? Those children should have been sitting at their desks in school, not running in the streets throwing stones at armed soldiers.”
“As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.”
“I love the idea that people are listening to "Tales" during all types of activities. Knitting in their favorite chair, rock climbing, sky diving, driving at night.”

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com
“Here's the funny thing about the world coming to an end. Once it gets going, it doesn't seem to stop.”
“I'm pretty confident.”
“Puns are often unacceptable to the feelings; they come like a spoonful of ice-cream in the midst of a comfortable smoking-hot steak, or as a peppery morsel when your palate was in expectation of a mild pudding.”

Source : Sara Coleridge Coleridge (1873). “Memoir and Letters”, p.145
“Do not try to be humble: learn humility.”
“I love not knowing what's going to happen next. With work, you never know. You rehearse and strive and get it right sometimes, and still you never know. Some people are like that with their marriages. They work and strive and labour and toil at them. God, what a bore! What an unromantic bore!”

Source : Interview with Sally Vincent, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2005.

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