"My grandmother always acted in other people's interests, whether they wanted her to or not. If they'd had an Olympics in martyrdom my grandmother would have lost on purpose."

-- Emily Levine

#Grandmother Quotes #People Quotes #Olympics Quotes

“Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew.”
“I had my whole life planned.. I knew exactly where it was taking me..”
“Without question, love in its various permutations is what we need more of in this world. The idea that the concept of marriage will be sullied by same-sex marriage is ridiculous. Heterosexuals haven't been doing that well at it on their own.”
“It is the destiny of the theater nearly everywhere and in every period to struggle even when it is flourishing.”
“If Pity come as Pity, bid her stay; But if in guise of Love, chase her away.”
“Wrath jammed a finger in Vâ€™s face. â€œDonâ€™t follow me. We clear? You donâ€™t follow me.â€ â€œYou stupid fool,â€ V said with total exhaustion. â€œYouâ€™re the king. We all must follow you.”
“Because I liked you better Than suits a man to say, It irked you, and I promised I'd throw the thought away. To put the world between us We parted stiff and dry: 'Farewell,' said you, 'forget me.' 'Fare well, I will,' said I. If e'er, where clover whitens The dead man's knoll, you pass, And no tall flower to meet you Starts in the trefoiled grass, Halt by the headstone shading The heart you have not stirred, And say the lad that loved you Was one that kept his word.”
“Ninety feet between home plate and first base may be the closest man has ever come to perfection.”

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