"I only want to write. And there's no college for that except life."

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Source : Dodie Smith (2012). “I Capture the Castle”, p.560, Random House

Dodie Smith

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“I've been active in animal rights and all kinds of environmental stuff and children's charities over the years.”
“When the man who knows all about the fruit fly chromosomes finds himself sitting next to an authority on Beowulf, there may be an uneasy silence.”
“Once a price move exceeds its median historical age, any method you use to analyze the market, whether it be fundamental or technical, is likely to be far more accurate. For example, if a chartist interprets a particular pattern as a top formation, but the market is only up 10% from the last low, the odds are high that the projection will be incorrect. However, if the market is up 25% to 30%, then the same type of formation should be given a great deal more weight.”
“Acting is the ability to live truthfully under the given imaginary circumstances”
“Guess what, the cheerleaders in college are the best athletes in college. You think, I'm joking, they're almost all gymnasts, the stuff they do on hard wood, it blows my mind.”
“Just keep challenging yourself. I think that's a great thing.”
“All the big artists I talk to say that they are trapped in a formula and they are looking for the music of tomorrow.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I got to play in a crowd, play in Wimbledon finals, be the guy on a Davis Cup team for a while. Those are opportunities not a lot of people get.”

Source : "U.S. Open: Andy Roddick takes center stage Friday". News conference, content.usatoday.com. August 31, 2012.

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