"I'm very anxious not to fall into archaism or 'literary' diction. I want my vocabulary to have a very large range, but the words must be alive."

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James Agee

#Fall Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes #Diction Quotes

“Acting is a tough industry. There are a lot of kids out there at drama schools and not a lot of money about, especially as the arts are being cut.”
“But death's acquisitive instincts will win.”
“Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct....”
“My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was really my tutor.”
“Every day in America, about 25,000 people buy a quarter-inch drill. But nobody in America wants a quarter-inch drill. What they want are holes.”

Source : "Pop Psych at Pop Tech" by Mark K. Anderson, www.wired.com. October 20, 2001.
“How you approach something determines what you will see.”
“Significance is inherent in the human body.”
“In the back I see many potential legends, some of them with warrior spirits. And you will do the same for them. You will decide if they live with the passion and intensity. So much so that you will tell your stories and you will make them legends as well. I am Ultimate Warrior. You are the Ultimate Warrior fans. And the spirit of Ultimate Warrior will run forever.”

Source : "Ultimate Warrior Spoke of Death in Final Speech". www.news24.com. April 09, 2014.

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