"Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand."

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Source : Flann O'Brien (2007). “The Complete Novels”, Everyman's Library

Flann O'Brien

#Said Quotes #Handiwork Quotes #One Word Quotes

“When my mother died, my father was in a crisis, my sister was in a crisis, everyone was in a crisis. I went round the night my mother was lying in the kitchen, and I organised everything, from the undertaker to the funeral... I looked after everybody, I sorted it all out and Ive done so ever since.”
“The same love that made me laugh makes my cry.”

Source : Song: The Same Love That Made Me Laugh
“As our kids are drawn into, you know, Facebook and twittering and having their own cell phone and iPod and all those things , all of those things will take up as much time as you give them. What our goal is is to help them find that natural balance so that the things of our culture don't just steal their hearts and their minds and just consume their lives.”

Source : "'Courageous' filmmaker Alex Kendrick branches out with a new book, a new Erwin Brothers comedy and a new production company". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com. July 2013.
“Express who you are in a world where everyone is the same.”
“When horror turns into gore, when you show the monster, the killings, and the blood, it loses its suggestive powers. It loses part of what makes a horror film a horror film, which is that the images you see develop in your brain and you become the one imagining what you are not seeing on screen.”
“A lot of long relievers are ashamed to tell their parents what they do. The only nice thing about it is that you get to wear a uniform like everbody else.”
“Finch picked up one of the ancient fax-mags and brought it over to me. "I don't need anything to read," I said. "I'll just sit here and eavesdrop along with you." "I thought you might sit on the mag," he said. "It's extremely difficult to get soot out of chintz.”
“Iâ€™m actually taking advantage of my time off. You know, I had a film that was pushed, so Iâ€™m home spending time with my family, going to the gym and actually enjoying taking care of myselfâ€¦This year has been great for me because Iâ€™ve learned how to relax. The last three years have been amazing but kind of crazy. So I donâ€™t know, I feel grounded. I feel really good.”

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