"So the first step out of childhood is made all at once, without looking before or behind, without caution, and nothing held in reserve."

-- Ursula K. Le Guin

#Childhood Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Steps Quotes

“Historically in restaurants, the service staff is awarded significantly higher wages than cooks and other staff who prepare the food on which a restaurant's reputation is based. The gap in pay is so great that it is becoming increasingly difficult for young cooks to pursue their passion at the rate of pay restaurants are able to afford.”
“I saw Dad's eyes widen just a fraction when he heard my voice catch. He glanced at me but quickly turned away. He didn't want me to see his reaction, but I did, and I'll never forget it. In that brief glimpse, I could see what he was thinking behind that fixed stare. There would be no grandkids, there would be no more Creed family bloodline, nothing else to look forward to. From that point on I'd become the last, most devastating disappointment in what he thought his life had added up to--one overwhelming failure.”

Source : Perry Moore (2007). “Hero”, Disney-Hyperion
“A piece of writing is only worth doing if you're a different person at the end of the process than you were at the beginning.”
“We can make choices, but we can be vulnerable; we can do the wrong thing, but the wrong thing for all the right reasons. I think it [life] is basically about forgiveness, and not about someone else forgiving you, but you forgiving yourself. I think we all want a lot of that.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Writing is a delicious agony.”
“Nobody now is going from department to another department. Only Walt did that. I was very fond of him, really.”
“New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans.”
“The obsession required to see a feature through from concept to release is not a rational thing to do with your brief time on this planet. Nor is it something to which an intelligent person should aspire.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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