"People just weren't interesting. Maybe they weren't supposed to be. But animals, birds, even insects were. I couldn't understand it."

-- Charles Bukowski

#Animal Quotes #People Quotes #Interesting Quotes

“[Playing] the bad guys tend to be fascinating. Figuring out what makes them do the things they do is what interests me.”
“Water will be more important than oil this century”
“In high school I went to the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. And this is like Fame. It's like that sort of prototypical, dancers in the hallway, theater students, musical students, art geeks. And it was a kindergarten in the truest sense of the world: a children's garden where I was able to sort of really come into myself as an artist, as a person, sexuality issues - like, all of this became something where there was a firming-up and a knowing that went on.”
“If you look at the whole thing, I think the most gratifying thing is my kids, without a doubt.”
“The dream is real, my friends. The failure to make it work is the unreality.”

Source : Toni Cade Bambara (2011). “The Salt Eaters”, p.126, Vintage
“Lemberger's stories are marvelous compounds of scholarship, imagination and empathy. Brought to life with rich historical detail, these biblical women, sidelined and silenced for centuries, prove to be audacious, utterly relatable, and spellbinding companions.”
“Creation is everything you do. Make something.”

Source : Ntozake Shange (2010). “Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo: A Novel”, p.58, Macmillan
“I don't think I have a split personality. I believe the same person I am on the field is the same person I am at home - passionate about everything I do, whether it's reading a Bible or just hanging out with my wife.”

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