"I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are often better if they're about people the writer doesn't like very much."

-- Penelope Fitzgerald

#Believe Quotes #Writing Quotes #Hands Quotes

“It's a very dangerous state. You are inclined to recklessness and kind of tune out the rest of your life and everything that's been important to you. It's actually not all that pleasurable. I don't know who the hell wants to get in a situation where you can't bear an hour without somebody's company.”

Source : Elle Magazine Interview, www.firth.com. January 2004.
“A Romantic ideology that predates rock glorifies the self-destructive artist as someone who's too honest and delicate for this world... It's not an easy job, and its stresses can take their toll.”
“Beer is made by men, wine by God.”
“It is by thoughtful reflection that the elusive moments of the past draw near to us in present reality and gain a measure of permanence.”
“I am a storyteller. I've never been interested in just taking the single image and moving on. I always like to stay with the people I'm photographing for long periods of time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Up to forty a woman has only forty springs in her heart. After that age she has only forty winters.”
“It dawned on me with blinding brightness. I realized: I had jumped into another rare kind of stratosphere - one that only a handful of people in every generation are lucky enough to know.”
“You can bite me if you want. I want you to.”

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