"I talk to my typewriter and that is what I've been working on for 40 years-how to write for talking."

-- Alistair Cooke

#Writing Quotes #Typewriters Quotes #Talking Quotes

“I think Broadway is good for sharpening your skills. It's the best for really reaching the zenith of your talent. You go so far and reach the peak of it and you say, "Maybe this is the best performance I can do."”
“Rejection never feels good, but it certainly hurts less when we are not needing something from the person who is rejecting us.”
“Jazz is not just 'Well, man, this is what I feel like playing.' It's a very structured thing that comes down from a tradition and requires a lot of thought and study.”
“That's what you realized when you got older. When you were little, you thought you were just too young to understand the answers and that when you got older things would come into focus. Then you had to finally face the truth: There were no answers.”

Source : Anne Frasier (2012). “Hush”, p.84, Theresa Weir
“Boys are easy. I mean, there are just a lot of bruises when they're young. With boys, you get a lot of accidental jabs in the eye and stepping on your feet, and those tantrums they cause when they don't want to leave the toy store.”
“Kiss my ***** and my anusâ€™cause itâ€™s finally famous”
“A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.”
“With a lot of hair and make-up then I'm possibly, remotely attractive. But it's rare, I don't think I'm ugly but I'm nothing particularly special. I'm not a yoga and health girl. I don't exercise that much and I eat crap and smoke and bite my nails.”

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