"Film noir is not a genre. It is not defined, as are the western and gangster genres, by conventions of setting and conflict, but rather by the more subtle qualities of tone and mood. It is a film 'noir', as opposed to the possible variants of film gray or film off-white."

-- Paul Schrader

#White Quotes #Quality Quotes #Tone Quotes

“The deadliest bullshit is odorless, and transparent.”
“I like to set realistic goals for myself, not outrageous ones.”
“Allowing yourself to stop reading a book - at page 25, 50, or even, less frequently, a few chapters from the end - is a rite of passage in a reader's life, the literary equivalent of a bar mitzvah or a communion, the moment at which you look at yourself and announce: Today I am an adult. I can make my own decisions.”

Source : Sara Nelson (2004). “So Many Books, So Little Time: A Year of Passionate Reading”, p.38, Penguin
“I think creativity is spiritual. I absolutely believe that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.”
“To investors, job creation is a second-order effect. Market participants care first about interest rates, exchange rates, bond prices and the one great factor that affects all three: the long-term solvency of a bond company called the U.S. government.”
“Physical therapy is part of my offseason routine. That has helped me greatly.”
“The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.”

Source : Charles Perrault (1942). “The Tales of Mother Goose as First Collected by Charles Perrault in 1696”, p.4, Library of Alexandria

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