"Gather quickly Out of darkness All the songs you know And throw them at the sun Before they melt Like snow."

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Source : Langston Hughes (2001). “The Poems, 1951-1967”, p.228, University of Missouri Press

Langston Hughes

#Song Quotes #Snow Quotes #Darkness Quotes

“I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and above all, a true gentleman.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“When one is undoneâ€”sprawled across the cold tile of a public bathroom in a pool of oneâ€™s own vomit, or shivering in the back of a taxi in a pair of urine-soaked skinny jeans with no money for cab fare and a dead cell phone batteryâ€”much like a wobbly toddler or an unhinged politician, one immediately looks for someone else to blame. God. Your parents. Ex-girlfriends. Undocumented immigrants. Marvin in Human Resources. China.”
“Sometimes when I make a movie, my main goal is to show the movie to one particular director.”
“Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.”
“Being bullied means youâ€™re special and thatâ€™s what I want all kids to know.”
“I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.”
“As a writer, you don't know what the hell you're doing. You're just doing it. You hope it works out well.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“Anyone becomes mannered if you think too much about what other people think”

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