"I became, and remain, my characters' close and intent watcher: their director, never. Their creator I cannot feel that I was, or am."

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Elizabeth Bowen

#Character Quotes #Directors Quotes #Literature Quotes

“It's a sin to be tired.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We need to thank all of our troops, and particularly those for whom we can never express enough gratitude for they have given their lives so that all of us may be free and that our democracy can be a shining light for the rest of the world.”
“Our jobs make relentless calls on a narrow band of our faculties, reducing our chances of achieving rounded personalities and leaving us to suspect (often in the gathering darkness of a Sunday evening) that much of who we are, or could be, has gone unexplored.”
“My wisdom is as spurned as chaos. What is my nothingness, compared to the amazement that awaits you?”
“There's a consensus out that it's OK to kill when your government decides who to kill. If you kill inside the country you get in trouble. If you kill outside the country, right time, right season, latest enemy, you get a medal.”
“My choice is what I choose to do, And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you. Your choice is who you choose to be, And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me. If you don't like my fire, then don't come around, 'cause I'm gonna burn one down. Yes, I'm gonna burn one down. Herb the gift from the earth, And what's from the earth is of the greatest worth. So before you knock it try it first, Oh, you'll see it's a blessing and not a curse.”
“Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.”
“I only want to write one thing over the doorpost to my heart and life: â€œJesus Christ lives here.”

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