"I have now and again tried to imagine the perfect environment, the ideal conditions for reading: A worn leather armchair on a rainy night? A hammock in a freshly mown backyard? A verandah overlooking the summer sea? Good choices, every one. But I have no doubt that they are all merely displacements, sentimental attempts to replicate the warmth and snugness of my mother's lap."

-- Michael Dirda

#Summer Quotes #Mother Quotes #Reading Quotes

“The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.”
“If I could make crazy money just doing stand-up, that's what I would do.”
“I learned more about acting from George Stevens in a few months than I had in my entire life up until then”
“You'll never stand out if your goal in life is to fit in.”
“I know I can be very standoffish . . .”

Source : "The Beaten Path / Author David Pelzer chronicles a nightmare childhood" by Jerry Carroll, www.sfgate.com. July 30, 1998.
“Yes, the divorce was difficult. It was difficult.”
“If life is a soap opera you shouldn't be in too much of a hurry to get to the final credits.”
“I carry some kind of consideration and weight and observations about what is going on in the world, but I don't go to execute it.”

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