"All writers write about the past, and I try to make it come alive so you can see what happened."

-- Ernest Gaines

#Writing Quotes #Past Quotes #Trying Quotes

“In the name of religious freedom, relativists have banished religion from the public square. They say they have to destroy public displays of religion in order to protect it. They response has been a culturewide gag order on Christianity in governmental and even commercial circumstances.”
“Tap into what you don't want to say. Tap into that secret place, despite the agony, despite the personal pain, over and above the fatigue.”

Source : "4 Directors In Seminar On Movies" by Caryn James, www.nytimes.com. June 23, 1988.
“A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century.”
“When will it begin, anyway?" Sirus held his gaze for a moment, his eyes full of concern- a concern that Joss didn't understand. "Probably sooner than you're ready for." "When's that?" "Well." Sirus sighed, as if doing the math in his head."It'll take us about three minutes to gather this stuff and get to the cabin, and another two or three for Abraham to realize you're here. So I'd say you have about seven more minutes of freedom left.”
“In your present-moment awareness, awaken to your innocence, your trust, your love, your eternal being.”
“Everybody goes to clinics, to hospitals, to doctors, and so on. Some people go to Planned Parenthood. But you don't have to go to Planned Parenthood to get your cholesterol or your blood pressure checked. If you want an abortion, you go to Planned Parenthood, and that's well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does,”

Source : "CNN Anchor Completely Misquotes Sen. Kyl in Soft Interview of Planned Parenthood President". www.newsbusters.org. April 8, 2011.
“I really love 'Bridget Jones's Diary' - and I love the book, too. You wonder how it ever got made into a movie. She's supposed to be chubby, and two of the hottest guys ever are straight-up fighting over her?”
“The comforting thing for Australian actors is that there's a strong community in L.A. as well - it's almost like you swap one home for another. I didn't feel any pressure.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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