"When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't come from anywhere else in Iowa. By Iowa standards, Des Moines is a mecca of cosmopolitanism, a dynamic hub of wealth and education, where people wear three-piece suits and dark socks, often simultaneously."

-- Bill Bryson

#Growing Up Quotes #Dark Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Hey, what are you doing, little one? You want more? You are just too much . . . you . . . oh, no . . . not the quivering lip . . . oh, no.â€ Nalla let out a giggle. â€œOutrageous! You want more, and you know youâ€™re going to get what you want because of The Lip. Jeez, youâ€™ve got your father wrapped around your little finger, donâ€™t you.”
“Friendships aren't perfect and yet they are very precious. For me, not expecting perfection all in one place was a great release.”
“Negative space is important. When I teach students to read critically I advise them to look for what the author isn't saying just as carefully as for what he or she is.”

Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". Interview with Susan Lerner, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.
“As is the case with all original creators, Charles Chaplin's working life was an amalgam of arrogant self-confidence and deflating self-doubt.”
“I knew I was a winner back in the late sixties. I knew I was destined for great things. People will say that kind of thinking is totally immodest. I agree. Modesty is not a word that applies to me in any way - I hope it never will.”
“If I cannot in honest happiness take the second place (or the twentieth); if I cannot take the first without making a fuss about my unworthiness, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”
“The hardest part about directing is getting everyone on the same page.”
“I started my career without fans.”

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