"The Lover is ever drunk with Love. He is mad. She is free. He sings with delight. She dances in ecstasy. Caught by our own thoughts, we worry about everything. But once we get drunk on that Love Whatever will be, will be."

-- Rumi

#Mad Quotes #Worry Quotes #Drunk Quotes

“â€¦I go through a story for lies. I might discover the lie of trying to show off. Sometimes theyâ€™re lies of character. Sometimes they are lies of writing the most beautiful sentence in the world that has nothing to do with the story.”
“A book is more than the sum of its materials. It is an artifact of the human mind and hand.”

Source : Geraldine Brooks (2008). “People of the Book: A Novel”, p.31, Penguin
“Freedom is neither a legal invention nor a philosophical conquest, the cherished possession of civilizations more valid than others because they alone have been able to create or preserve it. It is the outcome of an objective relationship between the individual and the space he occupies, between the consumer and the resources at his disposal.”

Source : Claude Levi-Strauss (2012). “Tristes Tropiques”, p.145, Penguin
“As an artist, you just want to keep creating, keep finding a place that really inspires you that feels fresh and new and keep it exciting.”

Source : Source: www.beliefnet.com
“To be an artist, you have to nurture the things that most people discard.”
“When I write stuff and I help cast it, I turn away good people all the time. I may turn them down because this one's too tall and that one doesn't have a high enough voice or this one looks to old to match up with that one - there's a billion reasons not to hire somebody.”
“You know one little way in which baseball changes us? We don't even think twice about Japanese names anymore. You know what I mean?”
“I am deeply saddened to hear about the passing of one of my all time heroes, George Jones. Georges' music was real and he was able to touch thousands through his songs. Not only was he a great singer, but he also had the ability to make you relate to every one of his songs, no matter who you are. He and his music will remain timeless in the world of country music. My thoughts and prayers are with his family through this difficult time.”

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