"Listen to me. Iâ€™m shy. Iâ€™m not stupid. I canâ€™t meet peopleâ€™s eyes. I donâ€™t know if you understand what thatâ€™s like. Thereâ€™s a whole world going on around me, Iâ€™m aware of that. Itâ€™s not because I donâ€™t want to look at you, Lucinda. Itâ€™s that I donâ€™t want to be seen."

-- Jonathan Lethem

#Stupid Quotes #Eye Quotes #People Quotes

“I'm sure I'm very difficult to live with because of my make-up and personality.”
“I wasn't a great background singer.”
“If you are relaxing and subconsciously thinking about your coming race, you are going to perform at just about 100 percent efficiency.”
“Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.”
“I hope my kids see imagination has power to change everything.”
“You have to communicate on a much greater scale. With a camera, you can use the flick of an eye. On stage, a lot of other things are happening that can pull focus or energy. You're always thinking the same way, but you have to amplify your thoughts with the volume of your speech and the ways you use your whole body to communicate what you're feeling. It's a little bit different from film.”
“A balanced diet is a cookie in both hands.”
“A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.”

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