"When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery."

-- Calvin Trillin

#Writing Quotes #Delivery Quotes

“I am primarily an oil painter and a studio painter, so originally I was going to do an oil painting.”
“You can only give away what you have inside. Become an instrument of love, invite love to accompany you 24/7. Give away love, and it has to come streaming into your life.”
“All the arts, which have a tendency to raise man in the scale of being, have a certain common band of union, and are connected, if I may be allowed to say so, by blood-relationship with one another.”
“Lucy swayed in shock. A gust of wind moaned through the conservatory and blew out all but one of her candles. Simon must have done this. Heâ€™d destroyed his fairyland conservatory. Why? She sank to her knees, huddled on the cold floor, her one remaining flame cradled in her numb palms. Sheâ€™d seen how tenderly Simon had cared for his plants. Remembered the look of pride when sheâ€™d first discovered the dome and fountain. For him to have smashed all this . . . He must have lost hope. All hope.”
“Anyone can build a fast CPU. The trick is to build a fast system.”
“People sometimes say, "What is your dream role?" I don't really have a dream role. I'll know it when I see it.”
“The rumors about me being with Jamal Lewis, Adam Carolla and Tiki Barber are absolutely false. I've never even met Adam or Tiki Barber in person'we did phone interviews. What happens is that a lot of high-profile men saw topless photos of me.”
“If you ever feel sorry for somebody on a golf course, you better go home. If you don't kill them, they'll kill you.”

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