"[To] me organized religion, the formalities and routines, [is] like being marched in formation to look at a sunset."

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Source : John D MacDonald (2013). “Travis McGee: Books 4-6: Introduction by Lee Child”, p.251, Random House

John D. MacDonald

#Sunset Quotes #Religion Quotes #Looks Quotes

“A lot of why I do something is just the novelty of the experience.”
“I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.”
“I'm vulnerable to criticism. Any artist is, because you work alone in your studio and, until recently, critics were the only way you'd get any feedback.”
“Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even.”
“Iâ€™ve heard the expression climbing walls, but I never thought Iâ€™d experience it, let alone like that,â€ she murmured, her mouth curling into what was probably a dreamy smile.”
“When they prove something wrong you believed in so long, you go crazy.”
“I place myself in situations where a lot of people are going to be, and bring a particular body of work that reflects the people already there. You have to study your subject.”

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“To make mistakes is natural, but to go to one's grave without having understood them is to make life a pointless exercise.”

Source : Susanna Tamaro (2010). “Follow Your Heart”, p.141, Random House

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