"Of this blest man, let his just praise be given, Heaven was in him, before he was in Heaven."

-- Izaak Walton

#Men Quotes #Heaven Quotes #Grandfather Quotes

“ADAMSBERG WAS NOT A MAN WHO WENT IN FOR EMOTION: he skirted around strong feelings with caution, like swifts who only brush past windows with their wings, never going in, because they know it will be difficult to get out. He had often found dead birds in the village houses back home, imprudent visitors who had ventured inside and never again found their way back to the open air. Adamsberg considered that when it came to love, humans were no wiser than birds.”

Source : "An Uncertain Place". Book by Fred Vargas, 2008.
“What is man but his passion?”
“It actually got me upset reading about adopted children. They become junkies or criminals or actors. I wanted to write a book from the children's point of view.”

Source : "‘Mission: Impossible 4’ Villain Michael Nyqvist Talks New Movie, Memoir". Interview with Nicki Gostin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 20, 2011.
“Sometimes the most healing thing to do is remind ourselves over and over and over, other people feel this too.”
“I believe that life is hard. That we all are going to walk through things that are hard and challenging, and yet advertising wants us to believe that it's all easy.”
“You live day by day. You can't build your life.”

Source : "Legendary Oscar-Winner Bernardo Bertolucci’s Career Celebrated at MoMA". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 2, 2011.
“Now a movie with 30 million returns would be something very incredible and the producer can only get 10 to 15 million. This is only 100 thousands US dollars. This is not enough!”
“So long as peace is not attained by law (so argue the advocates of armaments) the military protection of a country must not be undermined, and until such is the case disarmament is impossible.”

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