"In relation to a writer, most readers believe in the Double Standard: they may be unfaithful to him as often as they like, but he must never, never be unfaithful to them."

-- W. H. Auden

#Believe Quotes #Writing Quotes #Double Standard Quotes

“To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting to me.”
“Strength does not come from winning. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.”
“My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.”
“There are movies that change the whole way in which films are made, like Klute, where Gordon Willisâ€™s photography on the film is so textured, and, they said, too dark. At first this was alarming to people, because theyâ€™re used to a certain way things are done within the studio system. And the studio is selling a product, so they were wary of people thinking that itâ€™s too dark.”
“It was strange, how easily and quickly protection could cause destruction. Sometimes, Vasher wondered if the two weren't really the same thing. Protect a flower, destroy pests who wanted to feed on it. Protect a building, destroy the plants that could have grown in the soil. Protect a man. Live with the destruction he creates.”
“It can be much harder to be on the receiving end of a transaction than to be the one who gets to give. In fact, being given to can mean being taken from. There is a very strong connection between pride and giving, and those who do the giving get to feel that they are worthy, while those who are given to often feel that they are not.”
“About life: "It is not complicated unless I make it so. It is not difficult unless I allow it to be. A second is no more than a second, a minute no more than a minute, a day no more than a day. They pass. All things and all time will pass. Don't force or fear, don't control or lose control. Don't fight and don't stop fighting. Embrace and endure. If you embrace, you will endure.”

Source : James Frey (2004). “A Million Little Pieces”, p.507, Anchor
“The real problem has far less to do with what is really out there than it does with our resistance to finding out what is really out there.”

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