"Maybe that’s what I have been looking for. When storms and rockslides threaten, I am looking for someone who will hold on to me and not let go."

-- Courtney Milan

#Letting Go Quotes #Storm Quotes #Has Beens Quotes

“Am I a guy who writes about himself in a comic book, or am I just a character in that book? If I die, will that character keep going, or will he just fade away?”
“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, thereâ€™s something stronger â€“ something better, pushing right back.”
“The media dwells mostly on negativity.”
“Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.”

Source : Janet Fitch (2002). “White Oleander”, Large Print Press
“Everyone just wants to hear the exact jokes that apply to them and want to - everyone wants a perfectly crafted joke for them.”
“One night I'm going to have a big night scoring; some nights I'm going to have a big night doing other things. Just doing whatever it takes to win the ballgame, not necessarily sitting up here worrying about scoring 30 points.”
“The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building! ... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft! ... The artist is a heightened manifestation of the craftsman. ... Let us form ... a new guild of craftsmen without the class divisions that set out to raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists! ... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in one: architecture and sculpture and painting.”
“How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?”

Source : "What Happened, Miss Simone?". Documentary, Biography, Music, www.imdb.com. 2015.

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