"The greatest writers of this age... are aware of the mystery of our existence."

-- J. B. Priestley

#Age Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Existence Quotes

“I think that every artistic venture is a risk, and it has to be that way, so you do as much preparation as you can and make that as thorough as you can possibly make it, until you turn up on set. It's about taking risks, and some might work and some might not, but that's what makes it interesting.”

Source : "Matt Smith and Karen Gillan Interview DOCTOR WHO". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 2, 2011.
“It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.”

Source : "The Faith of a Heretic". Book by Walter Kaufmann, chapter 6 "Suffering and the Bible", p. 166, 1961.
“We are losing our environment so rapidly.”
“In physiology, as in all other sciences, no discovery is useless, no curiosity misplaced or too ambitious, and we may be certain that every advance achieved in the quest of pure knowledge will sooner or later play its part in the service of man.”

Source : Ernest Henry Starling (1965). “Starling on the Heart: Facsimile Reprints, Including the Linacre Lecture on the Law of the Heart”
“I've often wished when I started a book I knew what was going to happen. I talked to writers who write 80-page outlines, and I'm just in awe of that.”

Source : "Charlaine Harris, living and dying in Bon Temps". Interview with John Williford, www.popmatters.com. May 14, 2012.
“They kill good trees to put out bad newspapers.”

Source : "Weinberger and the press: point, counterpoint" by Richard Halloran, www.nytimes.com. 1982.
“Art cannot, perhaps, impose order on lifeâ€”but it teaches us to admire even the unruliest of revelations.”

Source : Sarah Churchwell (2013). “Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and the Invention of The Great Gatsby”, p.23, Hachette UK
“Performing was terrifying.”

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