"There were profound reasons for his attachment to the sea: he loved it because as a hardworking artist he needed rest, needed to escape from the demanding complexity of phenomena and lie hidden on the bosom of the simple and tremendous; because of a forbidden longing deep within him that ran quite contrary to his life's task and was for that very reason seductive, a longing for the unarticulated and immeasurable, for eternity, for nothingness. To rest in the arms of perfection is the desire of any man intent upon creating excellence; and is not nothingness a form of perfection?"

-- Thomas Mann

#Lying Quotes #Artist Quotes #Simple Quotes

“You see, when you're young and foolish it doesn't matter where you may be, you always think that you'll be happier somewhere else.”

Source : Felix Salten, Richard Cowdrey, Barthold Fles, R. Sudgen Tilley (2014). “Bambi's Children: The Story of a Forest Family”, p.23, Simon and Schuster
“Covering Africa is 80 percent logistics and 20 percent reporting.”
“Every house was festooned with flowers and with lanterns. On the national day, the whole country went wild with joy, But on that very day, I was placed in chains and transferred: The wind remains contrary to the flight of the eagle.”
“Iâ€™m so sorry to disappoint you,â€ she said, breathing hard. â€œBut it would take far more than that to scare me.â€ A quick flex of his arms, and their bodies collided. And he whispered, just as his mouth fell on hers, â€œGod, I was hoping youâ€™d say that.”
“It is admirably remarked, by a most excellent writer, that zeal can no more hurry a man to act in direct opposition to itself than a rapid stream can carry a boat against its own current.”
“It's really absurd to make... a human image, with paint, today, when you think about it... But then all of a sudden, it was even more absurd not to do it.”
“Some people say that they read the first 20 pages, and then decide if they want to do the film or not. But, I have to read the entire thing cause anything can change in a script.”

Source : "Liana Liberato Talks ERASED, Relating to Her Character, Working with Aaron Eckhart, STUCK IN LOVE, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. May 22, 2013.
“What makes the temptation of power so seemingly irresistible? Maybe it is that power offers an easy substitute for the hard task of love. It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.”

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