"If I write nothing but fiction for some time I begin to get stupid, and to feel rather as if it had been a long meal of sweets; then history is a rest, for research or narration brings a different part of the mind into play."

-- Charlotte Mary Yonge

#Sweet Quotes #Stupid Quotes #Writing Quotes

“One of the great underlying principles governing our life is service. Most of us have to work, but do we serve? Do we work in a spirit of service? Do we work for Life and our fellows? Or do we merely work for self, in order to make a living?”
“I miss school. Whatâ€™s wrong with me?”
“You play Bach your way, and I’ll play him his way.”
“He realized at last that the arguments of pessimism were powerless to comfort him”

Source : Joris-Karl Huysmans (2015). “Against the Grain: (À rebours)”, p.170, BoD – Books on Demand
“The most important thing is to focus, focus, focus.”
“Acting for me is not a bad habit like smoking that I must make an effort to quit. I love acting; I love directing.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I said, â€˜Thereâ€™s one idea Iâ€™ve been carrying in my hip pocket for 35 years. Itâ€™s Woodrow Wilson.â€™”
“We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them.”

Source : Sarah Bernhardt (1968). “Memories of my life, being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist”

You may also like: