"As a writer you have a duty to be a messenger."

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Source : "Call of the wild" by Stephen Moss, www.theguardian.com. June 6, 2007.

Jay Griffiths

#Messengers Quotes #Duty Quotes

“Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality for all the world's people”
“If I can avoid doing freelance work, I prefer to. Not just because it takes me away from drawing comics, but also because it's just annoying having to deal with art editors, and having to read people's articles or books or whatever.”
“Whatever character you play, whatever film it is, whatever story it is, for me, in my training it's always something that gives you a layered character, it's understanding the secret of that character, and so whatever comes up as "Oh, I thought that person was that," you are always carrying that within you. So actually what you're playing all the way through is both and it's just what comes out in the scene or the circumstance.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I've never seen anyone sleep with their head hanging off the back of a wooden chair before - was the couch not comfortable enough for you?”
“I was a right winger into the 70s but I left the right in late 70s.”
“The deep root of failure in our lives is to think, 'Oh how useless and powerless I am.' It is essential to think strongly and forcefully, 'I can do it,' without boasting or fretting.”
“I love that feeling of just finishing a workout and knowing I'm taking care of my body. It is such a good feeling.”

Source : "Jenna's Tips For Getting Through A Tough Workout". www.seventeen.com. February 27, 2012.
“It is harder, usually, to find a person who wants to walk the streets of me, to taste the teas of my country, to... immigrate, you could say.”

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