"The most compelling narrative, expressed in sentences with which I have no chemical reaction, or an adverse one, leaves me cold."

-- Jhumpa Lahiri

#Narrative Quotes #Cold Quotes #Chemical Reactions Quotes

“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.”
“The Rulers of Russia, then, are Jewish Politicians, and they are applying to the world the doctrine of Karl Marx (Mordecai). Marx, was a clear and lucid Talmudist...full of that old Hebrew (sic) materialism which ever dreams of a paradise on earth and always rejects the hope held out of the chance of a Garden of Eden after Death.”
“But it [crony capitalism] erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.”
“pity me that the heart is slow to learn what the swift mind beholds at every turn.”
“Italians are never punctual; the cafÃ©, the convenient place to wait, absolves them from that. There is no question of hanging about, no looking lost and unwanted or even disreputable, as there is in hotel lobbies or the foyers of restaurants. One just sits and enjoys the scene, and waits.”

Source : Shirley Hazzard (2004). “The Evening of the Holiday: A Novel”, p.30, Macmillan
“Movies are always in a state of locomotion. You start with a general idea of how it should feel and then you find you've got a runaway train. You have to race to catch up: the movie is telling you what it wants to become, and when that happens there's no greater feeling.”

Source : "Steven Spielberg Talks His Holiday Double Features to Newsweek" by nne Thompson, www.indiewire.com. December 12, 2011.
“You have this impression from England that New Yorkers can be quite aggressive, but certainly the people that I've bumped into and the friends I've made here don't seem that way. Just walking down the street and asking for directions, people seem to be very helpful and happy to help.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The biggest problem we have as human beings is that we confuse our beliefs with reality.”

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