"Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as easily killed off."

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Source : FaceBook post by John Banville from Nov 16, 2012

John Banville

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“If you fall, get back up. That's what life is about.”
“To a fool time brings only age not wisdom.”
“Babies haven't any hair; Old men's heads are just as bare; between the cradle and the grave lie a haircut and a shave.”

Source : Samuel Hoffenstein (1954). “Complete Poetry”
“I feel like I'm really blessed and lucky that I have a very good social life outside of the gym, and I have a really amazing family. My parents are so supportive. I have a younger brother and two younger sisters, and they're really awesome. So I feel like I get the best of both worlds.”
“Maybe people are finally tiring of watered down grunge rock on the radio.”
“As a preacher I just feel like I have to be honest; I couldn't live with myself if I wasn't. I think that's why I've been able to reach some people who don't feel comfortable in churches. I do make mistakes and I can be goofy and quirky sometimes. I'm not the world's greatest speaker. I don't try to hide that.”

Source : "One Punk Under God". Interview With Dave Gilson, www.motherjones.com. December 13, 2006.
“I remember it as if it were today... seeing him [Che] framed in the viewfinder, with that expression. I am still startled by the impact... it shakes me so powerfully. (On his iconic photo of Che Guevara)”
“Never was there a dingier, uglier, less picturesque city than London ... it is really wonderful that so much brick and stone, for centuries together, should have been built up with so poor a result.”

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