"Maybe all of us at Hailsam had little secrets like that -- little private nooks created out of thin air where we could go off alone without fears and longing."

-- Kazuo Ishiguro

#Air Quotes #Secret Quotes #Littles Quotes

“In my mind, only one inviolable precept exists in terms of being a successful writer: you have to write. The unspoken sub-laws of that one precept are: to write, you must start writing and then finish writing. And then, most likely, start writing all over again because this writing "thing" is one long and endless ride on a really weird (but pretty awesome) carousel. Cue the calliope music.”
“But guys such as Allen and William are more supportive than most men.”
“She did not know that the wolf was a wicked sort of animal, and she was not afraid of him.”
“You're better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole.”

Source : David Heinemeier Hansson, Jason Fried (2010). “ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever”, p.70, Random House
“It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet.”
“If we wait for the needy to walk through our church doors, we may wait a long time. God doesn't wait for people to come to Him. He goes to them.”
“Leica, schmeica. The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But you have to see.”
“I was sad to leave 'Downton,' but I will always remember it fondly, as they did me a lot of favours. I owe them a lot.”

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