"There are some words that once spoken will split the world in two. There would be the life before you breathed them and then the altered life after they'd been said. They take a long time to find, words like that. They make you hesitate. Choose with care. Hold on to them unspoken for as long as you can just so your world will stay intact."

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Source : Andrea Levy (2010). “Small Island: A Novel”, p.446, Macmillan

Andrea Levy

#Two Quotes #Long Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“Everything in life... has to have balance.”
“God incarnate is the end of fear; and the heart that realizes that, realizes that he is in the midst, that takes heed to the assurance of his loving presence, will be quiet in the midst of alarm.”
“I consider my work great, as I am a great artist.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In everybodyâ€™s life thereâ€™s a point of no return. And in a very few cases, a point where you canâ€™t go forward anymore. And when we reach that point, all we can do is quietly accept the fact. Thatâ€™s how we survive.”
“The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.”
“When love congeals It soon reveals The faint aroma of performing seals, The double-crossing of a pair of heels. I wish I were in love again!”

Source : "I Wish I Were in Love Again" (song) (1937)
“I haven't done a great deal of it but this was a chance to do more and bring it to that part of the business and even more so, but the fact that it was a black superhero was really the catalyst to me.”
“I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but must consider every jot and tittle.”

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