"Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing."

-- Philip Roth

#Silence Quotes #Mind Quotes #Literature Quotes

“if you make waffles, throw out the first one.”
“Look, I've always been a confident bloke. I'm grateful to my mother for that.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Magic enables man to carry out with confidence his important tasks, to maintain his poise and his mental integrity in fits of anger, in the throes of hate, of unrequited love, of despair and anxiety. The function of magic is to ritualize man's optimism, to enhance his faith in the victory of hope over fear. Magic expresses the greater value for man of confidence over doubt, of steadfastness over vacillation, of optimism over pessimism.”

Source : "Magic, Science and Religion and Other Essays".
“The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.”
“You have to get it in your brain that you don't belong to yourself as an actor, but that you belong to the director who creates the character.”
“With different scenarios and different places, I think it's easier for me to get inspired; I'm seeing different things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Comedy is not pretty.”
“This was one of those special occasions when I could actually feel the inner appreciation of the beauty of the moment passing like an electric current through the brush in my hand.”

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