"I am a completely horizontal author. I can't think unless I'm lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch."

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Truman Capote

#Lying Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“That freedom can never be attained by a nation without suffering and sacrifice has been amply borne out by the recent tragic happenings in this subcontinent.”
“But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny.”

Source : Paul Ricoeur (1974). “The Conflict of Interpretations”, p.391, Northwestern University Press
“Talking about an X-Men Kissing scene I had to lay down there and think of England as one by one they bring out the girls. It was a very tough morning... After each girl had finished, the crew would hold up scorecards.”
“Somehow when I express my voice, I feel that much more vulnerable. For instance, if I used the wrong word, or if I said something and somebody could take the word and misinterpret it.”

Source : "Carrie Ann Inaba Picks Her Ultimate DWTS Contestant, and Admits: 'I've Thrown Up Before Every Show'" by Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. March 27, 2012.
“In visiting teaching we reach out to each other. Hands often speak as voices canâ€™t. A warm embrace conveys volumes. A laugh together unites us. A moment of sharing refreshes our souls. We cannot always lift the burden of one who is troubled, but we can lift her so she can bear it well.”
“What is the world that is to be given up? It is here. I am carrying it all with me. My own body. It is all for this body that I put my hand voluntarily upon my fellow human beings, just to keep it nice and give it a little pleasure. It is all for the body that I injure others and make mistakes.”
“I bully myself cause I make me do what I put my mind to.”
“I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.”

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