"There should be no distinction between what we write down, and what we really know."

-- Allen Ginsberg

#Writing Quotes #Down And Quotes #Should Quotes

“Canoes, too, are unobtrusive; they don't storm the natural world or ride over it, but drift in upon it as a part of its own silence. As you either care about what the land is or not, so do you like or dislike quiet things--sailboats, or rainy green mornings in foreign places, or a grazing herd, or the ruins of old monasteries in the mountains. . . . Chances for being quiet nowadays are limited.”

Source : John Graves (1960). “Goodbye to a river: a narrative”, Alfred a Knopf Inc
“A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.”

Source : Nancy Farmer (2002). “The House of the Scorpion”, p.165, Simon and Schuster
“If people are talking about your movie and they're like, 'Yeah, it was ok' - that's the last reaction I would want! I would rather people would say, 'Oh, I hated it!' or 'I loved it!' rather than 'Oh, it's ok.'”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I only unwind at facials and massages.”
“The tongue should not be suffered to outrun the mind.”
“Excess in apparel is another costly folly. The very trimming of the vain world would clothe all the naked ones.”
“At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse. Discovery two: Making others feel better is much more fun than making them feel worse. Discovery three: Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.”
“I was at first but I mean I thought at first that I wanted a little bit of that in there but the reasoning behind what they cut and what they kept really makes sense and it really played for me when I saw it yesterday, it all worked and was understood.”

Source : "Brandon Routh for 'Superman Returns'". Interview with Paul Fischer, www.darkhorizons.com. June 16, 2006.

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