"Life does not seem to present itself to me for my convenience, to box itself up nicely so I can write about it with wisdom and a point to make before putting it on a shelf somewhere."

-- Anne Lamott

#Writing Quotes #Doe Quotes #Boxes Quotes

“I don't wear any make-up on normal days and at school. But, if I'm going somewhere, I always do something with my eyes - crazy colors, sparkles. I'm all for it. I love experimenting.”

Source : "Elle Fanning on Boys, Marilyn Monroe, and her New Film 'Ginger & Rosa'". Interview with Ashley Terrill, www.elle.com. Macrh 15, 2013.
“Sweet April's tears, Dead on the hem of May.”
“You don't 'have' a life, you 'are' life. The One Life, the one consciousness that pervades the entire universe and takes temporary form to experience itself as a stone or blade of grass, as an animal, a person, a star or a galaxy.”
“Animal abuse is rampant in the U.S., right under everyone's eyes, for the entertainment of the public. The brutal confinement and pain of training methods of wild animals in the circus, the aquatic and theatrical shows, leads to retaliation by the animals. Eventually they find the right time to strike out, and they will.”
“My physics teacher, Thomas Miner was particularly gifted. To this day, I remember how he introduced the subject of physics. He told us we were going to learn how to deal with very simple questions such as how a body falls due to the acceleration of gravity.”
“Men can see nothing around them that is not their own image; everything speaks to them of themselves. Their very landscape is alive.”
“Hrithik is the go-to guy for queries related to diet. He is great with expressions and is funny in real life. I wonder why someone hasn't cast him in a comic role yet.”
“To find relief in what has been, we must make ourselves eternal.”

Source : Violette Leduc (1965). “La bâtarde: an autobiography”

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