"It was as close as I had ever come to having power over someone, and I equated it with love."

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Source : Jill Ciment (2007). “The Tattoo Artist: A Novel”, p.16, Vintage

Jill Ciment

“The Bush administration works closely with a network of rapid response digital brownshirts who work to pressure reporters and their editors for 'undermining support for our troops.'”
“Forget love. Try good manners.”

Source : Rebecca Wells (2009). “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood: Novel, A”, p.26, Harper Collins
“Conceive of a picture really as a series of harmonies.”

Source : Private Journal - A collage of notes and images, sketches kept 1888-1895 & 1907 to 1940, August 31, 1890.
“A meal without wine is like a day without sun”
“'Hunger' definitely changed my life, in terms of being recognized by filmmakers, since that was very much a filmmakers' film.”
“You can easily tell when someone has been hit by a spear. he turns a deep shade of bitter. David never got hit. Gradually, he learned a very well-kept secret... One, never learn anything about the fashionable, easily mastered art of spear throwing. Two, stay out of the company of all spear throwers. And three, keep your mouth tightly closed. In this way, spears will never touch you, even when they pierce your heart.”

Source : "A Tale of Three Kings". Book by Gene Edwards, 1980.
“It is my dearest wish to help young artists of our country....and to assist them in establishing themselves in the art world.”
“It is not a profession to be a pianist and musician. It is a philosophy, a conception of life that cannot be based on good intentions or natural talent. First and foremost there must be a spirit of sacrifice.”

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