"Failure in the theater is more dramatic and uglier than any other form of writing. It costs so much, you feel so guilty."

-- Lillian Hellman

#Writing Quotes #Cost Quotes #Guilty Quotes

“There is a lot of silence in watching somebody trying to remember things.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“One of the reasons why when Elvis dies or the Son of Sam is captured ABC News' ratings go up is because people who don't normally watch news are watching then. The question is, do you want to attract people who don't watch network news or fight over the people who do?”
“You can't treat a car like a human being. A car requires love.”
“Everybody wants peace. That's a truism. There is no point in accomplishing through war what you can accomplish through peace.”
“Utopia is in the moment. Not in some future time, some other place, but in the here and now, or else it is nowhere.”

Source : Dorothy Norman, Alfred Stieglitz (1973). “Alfred Stieglitz: an American seer”
“Jesus was short on sermons, long on conversations; short on answers, long on questions; short on abstraction and propositions, long on stories and parables; short on telling you what to think, long on challenging you to think for yourself.”

Source : Brian D. McLaren (2009). “More Ready Than You Realize: The Power of Everyday Conversations”, p.11, Zondervan
“Life is only good for two things, doing mathematics and teaching it.”
“Eric turned to me, kissed me on the lips very lightly, and looked at my face for a long moment. â€œHeâ€™ll spare you,â€ Eric said, and I understood he wasnâ€™t really talking to me but to himself. â€œYouâ€™re too unique to waste.â€ And then he opened the door.”

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