"(M)aybe we too busy being flowers or fairies or strawberries instead of something honest and worthy of respect . . . you know . . . like being people."

-- Toni Cade Bambara

#Flower Quotes #People Quotes #Honest Quotes

“Oh darkness, I feel like letting go.”
“This [a surprise attack] is an operation by no means to be despised in war, although it is rare, and less brilliant than a great strategic combination which renders victory certain even before the battle is fought.”

Source : Antoine-Henri Jomini (2012). “The Art of War”, p.191, Courier Corporation
“It is not only my dreams, my belief is that all these dreams are yours as well. The only distinction between me and you is that I can articulate them. And that is what poetry or painting or literature or filmmaking is all about... and it is my duty because this might be the inner chronicle of what we are. We have to articulate ourselves, otherwise we would be cows in the field.”
“It's never too late to go out and get that feeling back”
“One of the most ephemeral and important things is atmosphere and tone and it's very hard to put your finger on what creates that.”

Source : "Interview: Sleeping Beauty Director Julia Leigh" by Edward Douglas, www.comingsoon.net. November 29, 2011.
“When I perform, I simply follow the music, and my heart; everything comes from me in a very natural way - it's not a show; and I believe in this way, it also touches the hearts of those in the audience.”
“I don't write any kind of sequel or remake.”

Source : "Interview: The Host & Mother Writer/Director Bong Joon-ho". Interview with Alex Billington, www.firstshowing.net. March 15, 2010.
“That's right, karate... made my whole body a weapon.”

Source : "Fictional character: Luther Heggs". "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", www.imdb.com. 1966.

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