"I think it had whispered to him things about himself which he did not know, things of which he had no conception till he took counsel with this great solitude - and the whisper had proved irresistibly fascinating. It echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core."

-- Joseph Conrad

#Thinking Quotes #Solitude Quotes

“The thing that you learn in directing is that when you're on the floor, no matter how complex the shooting is...you have to remain absolutely sensitive to every nuance of the behavior of the people around you. Because, ultimately, if you don't keep in mind the overall humanity, then the machine takes over and suddenly all you have are technically fine shots, technically good performances. The story's being told, but something's lacking, something mysterious, indefinable.”
“If Sony's not going to show 'The Interview,' that's it. No more North Korean movies for me.”
“The person you became with her is worth being.”
“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils. (Le temps est un grand maÃ®tre, dit-on; le malheur est qu'il soit un maÃ®tre inhumain qui tue ses Ã©lÃ¨ves.)”
“The Confederate flag represents the same thing to blacks as the Nazi flag represents to Jews,.”
“Denise Donatelli is a musicianâ€™s singer!”
“Victory is for those who can say "Victory is mine". Success is for those who can begin saying "I will succeed" and say "I have succeeded" in the end.”
“I have a terrible sense of direction.”

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