"There is no man who desires as passionately as a Russian. If we could imprison a Russian desire beneath a fortress, that fortress would explode."

-- Joseph de Maistre

#Men Quotes #Desire Quotes #Fortresses Quotes

“Fame nowadays is little else but notoriety ...”
“I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor when I was 17.”
“Never be grandiloquent when you want to drive home a searching truth. Don't whip with a switch that has the leaves on, if you want it to tingle.”
“The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted.”

Source : "Fame According To Me" by Paulina Porizkova, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 3, 2010.
“I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.”
“I've always been a missionary and what people don't know is that I've always taken some strategic and eyebrow-raising steps.”
“I love pitching in front of big crowds and in huge stadiums.”
“I don't revise a lot when writing short stories. As far as the novel, I definitely thought more about plot. Honestly, I'm still pretty confused about what "plot" means. I've been reading some of my Goodreads reviews and one reader noted that the The Last Days of California "reads like a short story stretched to the breaking point, padded and brought into novel range..." I don't know what people want, really.”

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