"Everyone loathes his own country and countrymen if he is any sort of artist."

-- Lawrence Durrell

#Country Quotes #Patriotic Quotes #Artist Quotes

“God is a child who amuses himself, going from laughing to crying for no reason, each day reinventing the world to the chagrin of hair-splitters, pedants, and preachers, who try to teach God his job as Creator.”
“The first rule of world-building is available physics, which basically means that if you want it to feel real, it has to follow the same rules as this world, from gravity to how human behaviour works. If you have a fantasy element that doesnt obey the laws of physics, make sure that it has a fantasy explanation.”
“I've been around young, talented, non-coachable players. I've been around veteran, talented, non-coachable players. No matter what you do, sooner or later - even if a coach comes in that's able to connect with them - if that's who they are, they're going to go back to it.”
“Music creates a certain mood and then people dress accordingly. I think it's all quite closely intertwined.”
“I think it's very improtant and healthy to tell differnt stories than the corporatist narratives we are being asked to swallow hook, line and sinker.”
“Feminine power is silent, dark, mysterious, healing, nurturing. A woman can walk into a room and control it. She doesn't even have to open her mouth if she knows where her power is.”
“You can maintain power over people, as long as you give them something. Rob a man of everything, and that man will no longer be in your power.”

Source : "Fictional character: Sonmi~451". "Cloud Atlas", 2012.
“Tracy Morgan apologizes for his homophobic rant, still no apologies for the sketch about the guy living under the street.”

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