"The picture of me is nearly finished, and I think it is magnificent. Â The green and blue of the dress is splendid, and the expression as Lady Macbeth holds the crown over her head is quite wonderful."

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Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”

Ellen Terry

#Thinking Quotes #Blue Quotes #Expression Quotes

“You arrogant, overpublicized, showy old bat, what are you waiting for? Aren't you the king of all bogeymen? The legend children fear will devour them if they misbehave? Come on Vlad, live up to your reputation! If you can't burn to death one Egyptian vampire chained to a wall how did you ever drive the Turks from Romania?”
“A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon the other part by means of rifles, bayonets and cannon - authoritarian means, if such there be at all; and if the victorious party does not want to have fought in vain, it must maintain this rule by means of the terror which its arms inspire...”
“You're going to set us all on fire, you homicidal feral fruitcake.”
“The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting.”
“I just wrote about childhood as I had known it.”

Source : "Beverly Cleary at 95: A Talk With the Author Who Created Ramona Quimby". Interview with Rachel Brown, www.theatlantic.com. July 6, 2011.
“The priesthood hath in all nations, and all religions, been held highly venerable.”
“What are you doing son, you're gonna drive yourself insane. You'll never find the sunshine, when you're following the rain.”
“Whether I affect one person or an entire family, or even a group of people, I feel like I have resources and education and ability and skills that some people may not be fortunate enough to acquire. But by sharing and inquiring, being a listener, and being interested in the stories of other people and their lives, I can also pull things out and say "What can I do for them? What can I share with them that may alleviate some of their suffering?"”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com

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