"Hell is in the here and now. So is Heaven. Quit worrying about hell or dreaming about heaven, as they are both present inside us this very moment. Every time we fall in love, we ascend to heaven. Every time we hate, envy, or fight someone, we tumble straight into the fires of hell."

-- Elif Safak

#Dream Quotes #Falling In Love Quotes #Hate Quotes

“Art is theftâ€) and Igor Stravinsky (â€œLesser artists borrow, great artists stealâ€), Iâ€™ve always stolen from the people I admire â€“ not plagiarized, mind you, but stolen bits of ideas and stylistic influences. If you steal widely enough, after all, your models are inevitably changed and the result is in the end completely yours. Kleon cites AndrÃ© Gide to this point, in a quotation I love: â€œEverything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
“I made a very concerted decision to go to drama school in the United States. But I did have the opportunity to go to Britain's Central School of Speech and Drama, and my dad and I had a few tense words about that. He wanted me to go to British drama school.”

Source : "Emmys 2012: Six Shows in One Season? Kate Burton, Daughter Of Sir Richard, Did It (Q&A)". Interview with Tim Appelo, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 22, 2012.
“I met Peter Sellers when I was 21 and we got married ten days later. He was not right mentally, but I hung in there for four years before I left.”
“Do not be afraid of death. Be afraid of the half-lived life!”
“Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.”
“That's how the Germans are.... The aristocrats at the top hard as glass, cold as ice, servants of the King, the working masses willing, pliable, sentimental, susceptible to brutality, the middle class educated and cowardly to the point of servility.”
“I guess I'm fascinated with motion because I find that whenever anything is moving, I have some feeling about it. It doesn't matter what kind of motion it is. A motion will always evoke some kind of reaction.”

Source : Walter Wykes (2006). “Three Plays of the Absurd”, p.122, Lulu.com
“She knew what he had in mind. He'll propose in Scotland on my birthday. There was no doubt as to what her answer would be.”

Source : Jana Oliver (2012). “Foretold: A Demon Trappers Novel”, p.352, Macmillan

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