"I can't go on flying apart just for those who want the benefit of a few verbal kicks. My God, do you know what poems like that cost? They're not written vicariously: they come out of actual suffering, real madness."

-- Theodore Roethke

#Real Quotes #Flying Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“To get some of the substance of why [Michael] Flynn [is Defense Adviser] is so controversial.”
“A criminal remains a criminal whether he uses a convict's suit or a monarch's crown.”
“Life has changed. People have changed. They are more forgiving, less inclined to rush to judgment. And I have changed.”
“Many musicians will say they don't care about the money yet they must commit themselves to appear at given times and places, and to produce what sells, whether they believe in it or not. It depends on contracts.”
“I love playing characters, so I'm always telling my agents, 'Don't worry if the character description is something you think I'm not. Let me try to be that person.”
“I came to think that maybe God was what you believed in because you needed to feel you werenâ€™t alone. Maybe God was simply that part of yourself that was always there and always strong, even when you were not.”
“The best possible preparation for the future is a well lived present.”
“The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with...”

You may also like: