"I never thought that I would write orchestra music, but in fact I did write a group of orchestra pieces."

-- Paul Lansky

#Writing Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Orchestra Quotes

“I wanted to write about women and their work, and about valuing the work we, as women, choose to do. Too many women I knew disparaged their work. Many working mothers thought they ought to be home with their children instead, so they carried around too much guilt to enjoy much job satisfaction.”
“Secrets aren't secret. They're just hidden treasures, waiting to be exploited.”

Source : Stephen White (2007). “Dry Ice”, p.412, Penguin
“I found that photography was a great way of relaxing on the set.”
“At the end of the whole day of working with people you want some privacy.”
“There is nothing illegal in keeping up a tomb; on the contrary, it is a very laudable thing to do.”

Source : In re Tyler, Tyler v. Tyler (1891), L. R. 3 C. D. [1891], p. 258,
“I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.”
“The hope of free people in a frightened world is the values which people put ahead of inventions when their backs are to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, goodness and having a faith, all of which are bombproof.”
“I felt more alone that week than any. Sometimes I'd feel a body lying next to me like an amputee feels a phantom limb. All I did was think about Jennie Gerhardt and Alice Quinn and all the decades of people I had known. The more I thought, the more I felt like crying. Life seemed so sweet and so sad, and so hard to let go of in the end. But hey, man, every day is a brand new deal, right? Just keep on working and something's bound to turn up.”

Source : "Fictional character: Real Harvey". "American Splendor", www.imdb.com. 2003.

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