"I was brooding, boy. Than which there is no richer pastime. It muffles one with rotting plumes. It gives forth sullen music. It is the smell of home."

-- Mervyn Peake

#Home Quotes #Boys Quotes #Smell Quotes

“They've offered me every variation on Audrey Horne, none of which were as good or as much fun.”

Source : "Fenn de Siècle" by Joshua Mooney, Movieline (USA), p. 36-40, 80-82, July 1993.
“And for me, I guess the person who I tell everything that I'm going through is you. The fans.”
“Used books are the ***** of the literary world. Passed around from person to person, spreading their pages for anyone, getting cheaper and cheaper until eventually they end up in prison.”
“Failures to love are irremediable and irredeemable.”
“It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Its tough growing up where I grew up. My family is very small and really tight. Just being around the neighborhood, my brothers were always around. I didnt want to be in any trouble because I knew my mom or brothers would find out. I didnt want to hurt their feelings. I just tried to do everything right.”
“I wanted to grow up to be just like my father.”
“Historically, art has always had a market. When one medieval fiefdom defeated another they would drag back its jewels, gold, tapestries and art objects as the spoils of war. Art equaled power, riches and culture.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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