"You pass the old L.A. County jail, which is surprisingly beautiful. It's got a handsome stone facade and stately columns. The new L.A. County jail - called The Twin Towers - isn't beautiful at all; it's a stucco panopticon the color of sick flesh."

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Source : Leslie Jamison (2014). “The Empathy Exams: Essays”, p.72, Granta Books

Leslie Jamison

#Beautiful Quotes #Color Quotes #Jail Quotes

“They weren't moving. Perhaps I was dazzling then with my ineptitude. It had happened before.”
“Its very important that people know that I really enjoy everything that has happened to me. And I tell my kids... youre not going to be the tallest, fastest, prettiest, the best track runner, but you can be the nicest human being that someone has ever met in their life. And I just want to leave that legacy that being nice is a true treasure.”

Source : Source: mousertime.blogspot.com
“We are speeding up our lives and working harder in a futile attempt to buy the time to slow down and enjoy it.”
“People are often led to causes and often become committed to great ideas through persons who personify those ideas. They have to find the embodiment of the idea in flesh and blood in order to commit themselves to it.”
“People say 'Why do you make pots?' Because I'm compelled to - life isn't right without it.”
“I have travelled and been pretty much a one man operation for most of my career, and I think it'll continue to be that way.”
“Confusion is the first step toward clarity”

Source : Syd Field (2008). “The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Successful Screenplay, Newly Revised and Updated”, p.134, Delta
“My first two records were more energetic; Phantom Moon is subtle, quiet; so these various reactions are just something I expected”

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