"Being famous as a writer is like being famous in a village. It's not really any very heady fame."

-- Peter Carey

#Village Quotes #Fame Quotes

“What the human eye sees is an illusion of what is real. The black and white image transforms illusions into another reality.”
“Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the presence of sin.”
“Out of necessity, one needs to occasionally consume, but I'm a little concerned that there's a little bit of a myth arising that we can buy our way to a sustainable future, and I don't think that's the case.”
“Literature, taken in all its bearings, forms the grand line of demarcation between the human and the animal kingdoms.”
“You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.”
“One of the first production deals I signed, the guy wanted my name to be Minaj and I fought him tooth and nail. But he convinced me. I've always hated it.”
“Institutions which have too much security ... tend to become bureaucratic. They add layers of people and layers of rules in order to assure the security of not making mistakes.”
“Has he ever trapped you in a room and not let you out? Has he ever raised a fist as if he were going to hit you? Has he ever thrown an object that hit you or nearly did? Has he ever held you down or grabbed you to restrain you? Has he ever threatened to hurt you? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then we can stop wondering whether he'll ever be violent; he already has been.”

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