"Since films and television have staged everything imaginable before it happens, a true event, taking place in the real world, brings to mind the landscape of films."

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Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (1984). “Bartleby in Manhattan, and Other Essays”, Vintage

Elizabeth Hardwick

#Movie Quotes #Real Quotes #Mind Quotes

“It’s the same as always. He doesn’t pursue those who leave, and ignores those who come.”

Source : "Fictional character: Kagura". Anime series "Gin Tama" (Episode 2: "You guys!! Do you even have a silver soul?" (Pilot), 2006), (2005 - ).
“The pursuit of perfection, then, is the pursuit of sweetness and light.”
“Cowards falter, but danger is often overcome by those who nobly dare.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.”
“Be thankful for it all. And beyond your many blessings, will be many, many more.”
“The most important fact about our shopping malls, as distinct from the ordinary shopping centers where we go for our groceries, is that we do not need most of what they sell, not even for our pleasure or entertainment, not really even for a sensation of luxury. Little in them is essential to our survival, our work, or our play, and the same is true of the boutiques that multiply on our streets.”

Source : Henry Fairlie (1979). “The Seven Deadly Sins Today”
“Id rather have a fake smile than a nasty stare.”
“Storytelling is about listening in any media.”

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