"Mexican homes as a rule are closed off to the world by high blank walls of yellowish masonry, topped with broken glass to discourage escaladores, or climbing burglars. The gardens and fountains and other delights are hidden, as in an Arab city."

-- Charles Portis

#Wall Quotes #Home Quotes #Garden Quotes

“I build my stories character-first, and so whether it's a monster or a ghost or a serial killer, the fear of something dark interrupting life has just always been something that matters to me as a storyteller, or what I keep finding myself drawn back to.”
“I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.”
“Without freedom of the press, there can be no representative government.”
“Fate chooses your relations, you choose your friends.”
“i believe that basically you write for two people; yourself to try and make it absolutely perfect; or if not that then wonderful. then you write for who you love whether they can read or write or not and whether they are alive or dead.”
“The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.”
“I told my father I had to try political science for a year. He thought I was throwing my life away.”
“Nobody is going to feel sorry for me if I've lost a dollar or $100m.”

You may also like:

Barry Pepper
Actor
Ethan Coen
Film director
Hailee Steinfeld
Film actress
Jeff Bridges
Actor
John Wayne
Film actor
Josh Brolin
Actor
Roger Deakins
Film cinematographer
Roy Blount, Jr.
Writer
Scott Rudin
Film producer