"I cried a river of tears but he was too heavy to float on them. So I dragged him with me these years across an ocean."

-- August Wilson

#Ocean Quotes #Years Quotes #Rivers Quotes

“The shorter the hours, the larger the income. Don't get into the habit of putting in long hours or you may be set down into a permanent subordinate position.”
“When singing, you need performing skills and a bit of imagination. You have to treasure the emotions, and to not deviate from the colour of the song while pouring your heart into it.”
“The main thing is that everything become simple, easy enough for a child to understand.”
“Don't die with a bottle of champagne in your fridge.”
“I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.”
“It seems to me that today if the artist wishes to be serious... he must once more sink himself in solitude.”

Source : Trewin Copplestone, Edgar Degas (1998). “Edgar Degas”, Gramercy Books
“Back when I lived in Brooklyn, I'd sometimes take the Q train all the way out to Coney Island and back, and work on my laptop. There's something about pushy New Yorkers looking over your shoulder that really makes you produce sentences.”
“Since we had nothing to do with our arrival and usually are not consulted about our departure, what makes so many of us think we're entitled to so much while we're here?”

You may also like:

Amiri Baraka
Writer
Denzel Washington
Actor
James Earl Jones
Actor
Lynn Nottage
Playwright
Ma Rainey
Singer
Neil Simon
Playwright
Phylicia Rashad
Actress
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Actor
Viola Davis
Actress