"Writers feel like a middleman, standing with pen in hand over the page. A force greater than me stands above telling me what to write. That may sound romantic, but that's how it feels."

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Source : Interview with Charles Flowers, bookpage.com. October 1999.

Neil Simon

#Writing Quotes #Hands Quotes #May Quotes

“It is your birthright to live a life abundant in love. Make the commitment today to open your heart and let your love flow.”
“I prefer to work with first-time directors.”
“When there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceed in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end.”
“My parents were not musical, but my mom just really wanted my brother and I to learn music as well as practice sports. It's a balance for which I'm thankful. I'm not sure I'm more balanced than anyone, but I'm happier because I can make music and I'm really thankful for that.”
“A play gets on Broadway by fluke. And you don't even start out with that ambition. When I do a play, the intention is just to put it up somewhere.”
“I don't understand the word 'lose', I only understand the word 'learn'”
“My message to David Cameron, as the head of our government, is to seriously think again about this Robin Hood tax, the tax to help the poor by taking a little bit from the rich.”

Source : "Cardinal accuses David Cameron of 'immoral' behaviour and favouring rich" by Shiv Malik, www.theguardian.com. April 29, 2012.
“It will not be we who reach Alpha Centauri, and the other nearby stars. It will be a species very like us - but with more of our strengths and fewer of our weaknesses.”

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