"The wrongs of childhood and upbringing have made a large and obsessional contribution to autobiography and the novel."

-- V. S. Pritchett

#Childhood Quotes #Made Quotes #Novel Quotes

“With each one, I love working on the story and the characters. The stunts, each time, we keep pushing ourselves harder and harder. And they are stunts, so there's always a danger in doing them, but fortunately, I have not had a problem. I have not missed a day of work, ever, in my career. I'm always there early. And I train very hard, and we prepare very carefully for each one.”
“Fair and unfair are among the most influential words in English and must be delicately used.”
“Art is universal. It unites mankind in common brotherhood. Â As a missionary of civilization, its message is both to heart and mind. Â Distinctions of tongue or boundary lines disappear before the power of truths, which, like the rainbow, charm by the beauty of variegated hues, or, combined with light, illuminate the universe. Â Moreover, art is the connecting link in the chain of great minds. Â Through its language, thought appeals to thought, and sympathy echoes feeling.”

Source : James Jackson Jarves (1855). “Art-hints: Architecture, Sculpture and Painting”, p.10
“It's not whether you won or lost, but how many bad-beat stories you were able to tell.”
“Thrift of time will repay you in after-life with a thousandfold of profit beyond your most sanguine dreams.”
“In Christ are treasures that will require digging to the end of the world.”
“All knowing that goes beyond the immediate experience of the moment is a matter of faith.”

Source : Egon Friedell (2008). “A Cultural History of the Modern Age Vol. 1: Renaissance and Reformation”, p.88, Transaction Publishers
“Before we had the kids, my husband and I were traveling a lot and working and really enjoying our lives and each other. We both love the theater and books and travel and so we were really having a lot of fun.”

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