"Write about what you know and care deeply about. When one puts one's self on paper - that is what is called good writing."

-- Joel Chandler Harris

#Writing Quotes #Self Quotes #Paper Quotes

“To make independent films, you can't think about them too much, ponder on them too much, get overwhelmed by the enormity of it.”
“Do not enter into a learned discussion with your guests unless you are assured of their ability, so as not to put them to shame.”
“Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered.”
“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Donâ€™t waste your time on anything else.”

Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.248, Atlantic Books Ltd
“Happy the people whose annals are tiresome.”
“Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.”
“I actually love working with accents. I don't know, something about it unlocks something in me. It makes me concentrate on getting into character a little more, helps me find a focus.”

Source : "Today" Interview, www.today.com. Ocotber 1, 2007.
“You can't really have like high end designers for everything.”

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