"Heaven is an idea constructed by man to help him cope with the fact that life on earth is both brutally short and, paradoxically, far too long."

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Source : Andrew Davidson (2008). “The Gargoyle”, p.48, Canongate Books

Andrew Davidson

#Men Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Long Quotes

“The statesman shears the sheep; the politician skins them.”
“Personally I like the slow burn; I don't think there is anything wrong with it. When I think about the movies that were most effective on me as a viewer I think of the original Haunting and the Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, the Sixth Sense, the Others. These movies are not over the top at all, they are movies that rely on good story telling, good acting, good premise, good exposition and I want to stay true to that in future projects.”
“Richard Avedon taught me that if you go into a photo session and come out with what you had hoped for, itâ€™s a failure. You need to be surprised if you want it to be magical.”
“Silence is the perfectest herault of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how much.”
“The thing that sets Mars apart is that it is the one planet that is enough like Earth that you can imagine life possibly once having taken hold there.”
“Music, unleashed, can uplift and create and destroy, stripping away pretenses and leaving raw, exposed vulnerability behind.”

Source : C.E. Murphy (2010). “Truthseeker”, p.42, Del Rey
“Speed is the cushion of sloppiness.”
“A good conscience is a port which is landlocked on every side, where no winds can possibly invade. There a man may not only see his own image, but that of his Maker, clearly reflected from the undisturbed waters.”

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