"Short stories and some short novels are close to poetry--with the fewest words they capture the essence of a situation, of a human being. It's like trying to pin down the eternal moment."

-- Gina Berriault

#Essence Quotes #Trying Quotes #Stories Quotes

“If I had money, I would like to get an old building, have music performances, do lithographs, have shows of paintings, and do those things that I'm interested in doing.”
“Dead people I could handle. They were usually beyond hysteria. This was the people-left behind part. The hard part.”
“Through every moment on stage for the first time, I felt like I was finally right where I belonged.”
“Praise be to Nero's Neptune The Titanic sails at dawn And everybody's shouting "Which Side Are You On?" And Ezra Pound and T.S. Eliot Fighting in the captain's tower While calypso singers laugh at them And fishermen hold flowers.”
“My life is one that I've aimed for - I've always wanted to be an actor who worked in film and television and was able to provide for himself and his family. That was always a goal of mine. Now that I'm doing that, I think we have this idea, "Once that's achieved, all complaints will leave and I will be happy and be filled!" And I didn't have that.”

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“Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law. It is sometimes sneeringly said by those who do not like free government, that here we count heads. True, heads are counted, but brains also . . .”
“There are many women whose lives would be immeasurably improved by widowhood, but one should not always point that out.”
“Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it's probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.”

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