"And I wanted to do a movie [Moonrise Kingdom] about a childhood romance - a very powerful experience of childhood romance. About what it's like to just be blindsided, when you're in fifth grade or sixth grade, by these kinds of feelings. Along the way, I sort of mixed in some interest in "young adult fantasy" writing."

-- Wes Anderson

#Powerful Quotes #Writing Quotes #Childhood Quotes

“What is the extinction of a condor to a child who has never seen a wren?”
“We must have the daring to be nothing but ourselves if we are to know what true power is.”
“Take a look at the police and how they treat you, Take a look at these corporations that cheat you. Democrats and Republicans are all see-through. Now we votin for the lesser of two evils... Man, don't let 'em deceive you. This is an autocracy, not a democracy, But to call this a democracy without mock interest In the laws of society? That's called hypocrisy.”
“You cannot know if you will be successful or not. You can only prepare for battle and it must be done with all of your heart and with all of your consciousness. In that manner, you will have an edge.”
“It is difficult to define love; all we can say is, that in the soul it is a desire to rule, in the mind it is a sympathy, and in the body it is a hidden and delicate wish to possess what we love-Plus many mysteries.”
“I'm gonna have to develop myself. I'm just going to do the best that I can do.”
“Every experience, however bitter, has its lesson, and to focus one's attention on the lesson helps one overcome the bitterness.”
“It's funny what they say about men in uniform - how people think women just can't resist 'em. Fact is, I think we're just pleased to see a man groomed, bathed, and wearing clothes that fit him.”

Source : Cherie Priest (2012). “Dreadnought”, p.230, Pan Macmillan

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