"There's more of yourself in a book than a play. that's why we know all about Dickens and not much about Shakespeare. Ben Jonson murdered people; Marlowe was a spy; Shakespeare just sat in the corner and took notes."

-- John Mortimer

#Book Quotes #Play Quotes #People Quotes

“Trust yourself, because as Oprah says, doubt means don't every time”
“We all have some ideological quotient in ourselves. And I think it does guide who we are.”

Source : The Believer interview, logger.believermag.com. September 23, 2014.
“My parents got divorced when I was about ten years old, but I saw my mom go work two and three jobs to make sure we didn't miss a beat.”
“In a way, math isn't the art of answering mathematical questions, it is the art of asking the right questions, the questions that give you insight, the ones that lead you in interesting directions, the ones that connect with lots of other interesting questions -the ones with beautiful answers.”
“Live like there’s no tomorrow and learn as if your life depends on it”
“If any man think it a small matter, or of mean concernment, to bridle his tongue, he is much mistaken; for it is a point to be silent when occasion requires, and better than to speak, though never so well.”
“The only difference between a cult and a religion is the amount of real estate they own.”
“But I also think when we embark on intimate relationships, we make a basic human promise to be decent, to hold a flattering mirror up to each other, to be respectful as we explore each other.”

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