"We must not always judge of the generality of the opinion by the noise of the acclamation."

-- Edmund Burke

#Judging Quotes #Liberty Quotes #Noise Quotes

“Books do furnish a room.”

Source : Title of novel (1971)
“He who is discouraged after a failure is not a real artist.”
“I brake for birds. I rock a lot of polka dots. I have touched glitter in the last 24 hours. I spend my entire day talking to children. And I find it fundamentally strange that you're not a dessert person. It freaks me out. I'm sorry that I don't talk like Murphy Brown. And I hate your pants suit. I wish it had ribbons on it or something just to make it slightly cuter but that doesn't mean I'm not smart and tough and strong.”
“Man is never alone. Acknowledged or unacknowledged, that which dreams through him is always there to support him from within.”

Source : Laurens Van Der Post (1994). “Feather Fall: An Anthology”, Hodder & Stoughton
“The difference between science fiction and fantasy â€¦ is simply this: science fiction has rivets and fantasy has trees.”
“I've done quite a lot of dying on shows and in movies. To have a good death scene though - come on, it's brilliant. I love a good death scene!”
“The giant imaginary bottle of whiskey is with me.”
“Now as through this world I ramble, I see lots of funny men, Some rob you with a six gun, And some with a fountain pen.”

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