"There is no field other than the weird in which I have any aptitude or inclination for fictional composition. Life has never interested me so much as the escape from life."

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Source : H. P. Lovecraft (2005). “H. P. Lovecraft: Tales”, p.1129, Library of America

H. P. Lovecraft

#Fields Quotes #Aptitude Quotes #Composition Quotes

“So the actual riffing came out of us just sitting there and doing it the way I think some people think we really did it, which is all spontaneously, and it really was.”
“Passing too eagerly upon a provocation loses the guard and lays open the body; calmness and leisure and deliberation do the business much better.”

Source : Jeremy Collier (1720). “Essays Upon Several Moral Subjects: Part III. ... By Jeremy Collier, M.A.”, p.31
“Acting's an odd profession for a young person; it's so extreme. You work, and the conditions are tough and the process is so immersive, and then it stops, and then there's nothing. So you have to find ways of making you feel productive when you're not actually producing anything. For a young person, that's really challenging.”
“You go through a process of refinement and getting rid of the excesses of your early youth in terms of your excitement about what theatre can do.”

Source : "Nothing is the hardest thing to do". Interview with Michael Billington, www.theguardian.com. February 12, 2003.
“Every time you think a thought it 'registers', and comes back to you according to the vibrations and wave lengths sent out from your mind.”
“Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.”
“It is how it has always been. We will accept the legacy of our ancestors,' Asha says, smiling, and in her smile I do not see warmth or wisdom; I see fear. You're afraid of losing your hold on them,' I say coolly. I? I have no power.' Don't you? If you keep them from the magic, they will never know what their lives could be.' They will remain protected,' Asha insists. No,' I say. 'Only untested' -page 569”
“Because you can be lazy if you don't know the truth.”

Source : "What's eating Jack?". Interview with Andrew Perry, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2004.

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