"The more serious the situation, the funnier the comedy can be. The greatest comedy plays against the greatest tragedy. Comedy is a red rubber ball and if you throw it against a soft, funny wall, it will not come back. But if you throw it against the hard wall of ultimate reality, it will bounce back and be very lively. Very, very few people understand this."

-- Mel Brooks

#Wall Quotes #Reality Quotes #Play Quotes

“When a sound can replace an image, cut the image or neutralize it. The ear goes more towards the within, the eye towards the outer.”

Source : Robert Bresson (2016). “Notes on the Cinematograph”, p.29, New York Review of Books
“That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”
“I used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck.”
“As a writer, you don't know what the hell you're doing. You're just doing it. You hope it works out well.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“All writers are exiles wherever they live and their work is a lifelong journey towards the lost land ...”
“So, I got into the law enforcement game. I worked for an outfit called Newton Detective Agency for a while. I worked eight hours on the waterfront making sure the longshoremen didn't take too many things.”
“...maybe it's only fitting that relationship that started with a lie would end with one.”
“I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art.”

Source : G. H. Hardy, C. P. Snow (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.115, Cambridge University Press

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