"This wasn't the sea of the inexorable horizon and smashing waves, not the sea of distance and violence, but the sea of the etenally leveling patience and wetness of water. Whether it comes to you in a storm or in a cup, it owns you--we are more water than dust. It is our origin and our destination."

-- Denis Johnson

#Distance Quotes #Dust Quotes #Sea Quotes

“As long as you keep your budgets small, there's a way of making films.”
“We are able to feel and learn very quickly through music, through art, through poetry some spiritual things that we would otherwise learn very slowly.”
“Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.”
“Every good cause is worth some inefficiency.”

Source : "An Elder Challenges Outsourcing's Orthodoxy" by Steve Lohr, www.nytimes.com. September 9, 2004.
“If everyone is speaking caterpillar, donâ€™t be afraid to speak butterfly. When itâ€™s time to awaken, nothing else will suit you.”
“If you let love solve everything for you, you have a lot of problems.”

Source : "Rachel Bloom Upends Romantic Comedy Tropes On 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. January 17, 2017.
“McLeod's Daughters' was my first regular job out of drama school, and my first full-time role. That was great because I learned a lot, in terms of working in front of the camera.”

Source : "Dustin Clare SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE Interview". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 23, 2012.
“I realize that idealism is out of sync with the cynicism of our age. Skepticism has come to be synonymous with sophistication, and glibness is mistaken for intelligence. In such an atmosphere, why bother aiming high? Far too many people don't. I just want to reassure people to have the courage to persevere, to keep following their hearts even when others scoff. Don't be beaten down by naysayers. Don't let the odds scare you from even trying.”

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