"There's never been a rule of human behavior that hasn't been broken by someone, somewhere, sometime, in some circumstance mundane or spectacular. To be human is to transcend the rules."

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Source : Ian McDonald (2007). “River of Gods”, Pyr Books

Ian McDonald

#Broken Quotes #Behavior Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“As the salt flavors every drop in the Atlantic, so does sin affect every atom of our nature. It is so sadly there, so abundantly there, that if you cannot detect it, you are deceived.”
“What good is a cow that neither gives milk nor conceives? Similarly, what is the value of the birth of a son if he becomes neither learned nor a pure devotee of the Lord?”
“When we are touched by something it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings.”

Source : Rita Dove, Earl G. Ingersoll (2003). “Conversations with Rita Dove”, p.137, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“I know I'm breaking a taboo by using the term antiwhite racism, but I do so intentionally, because it's the reality some of our fellow citizens live with, and remaining quiet about it only aggravates their trauma.”
“When you need an idea about how to do anything, get quiet and relaxed and think about what it is you need to know. Then the flow of ideas will come. Be patient and let it happen. Sometimes it takes a little while, but it always works.”
“Our lives are not totally random. We make commitments, we cause things to happen.”

Source : Wendy Wasserstein (1991). “Bachelor Girls”, Vintage
“As a director who does not like to write, I am always looking for scripts that I can contribute to through directing. I don't want to do the same thing that the writer is doing; I want to add an angle or highlight a theme.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.”

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