"Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass."

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Source : Fran Lebowitz (2011). “The Fran Lebowitz Reader”, p.23, Vintage

Fran Lebowitz

#Sweet Quotes #Art Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Whether we report Iran to the council or not, I believe the only way forward is through diplomacy.”
“He felt that he had to find Salander and hold her close. She would probably bite him if he tried.”
“Extreme seductiveness is at the boundary of horror”
“When you define the audience, the performer becomes what the audience wants. Politicians do that all the time.”
“Children never grow tired; their likes and dislikes are constant; let them laugh at something once and they laugh always; do what you will, they are sure to say, 'Do it again!”
“Ive always been very comfortable in a set environment. All the collaborating going on, seeing how actors work - it all excites me.”

Source : "Gia Coppola's suburban fantasy". Interview with Colleen Nika, www.dazeddigital.com. October 17, 2014.
“A nation writes its history in the image of its ideal.”

Source : Abba Eban (1969). “My people: the story of the Jews”, George Weidenfeld & Nicholson
“Quantum physics has found that there is no empty space in the human cell, but it is a teeming, electric-magnet ic field of possibility or potential”

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