"He [the writer] must, teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed - love and honor and pity and compassion and sacrifice. See Poets & Writers"

-- William Faulkner

#Teaching Quotes #Heart Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“If you thought it was impossible for a film to contain less effective comedy than Date Movie , here's evidence to the contrary.”

Source : "Epic Movie (United States, 2007)". A movie review, www.reelviews.net. 2007.
“Turn on its noiseless hinges, delicate sleep!”
“There are different types of love, and my love for my child is like me and my mum. We've gone through a lot of rocky patches, but we never stop loving.”
“It is impossible for men by their own strength and natural ability to become Christians, but it is possible for God to make them Christians.”

Source : Ezekiel Hopkins (1809). “The Works of the Right Reverend Father in God, Ezekiel Hopkins...now First Collected”, p.410
“William Tell could take an apple off your head, [Phil] Taylor could take out a processed pea.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Sometimes my humor does offend people, and I've said it before: I don't write jokes to be offensive. I write jokes to be funny, and I guess what I find funny are things that other people sometimes find offensive. I would love nothing more than to never offend anyone, but it just doesn't seem to work out that way.”

Source : Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. June 6, 2012.
“Everything edible is fried in Texas! Or it is buried in the ground to cook before it is eaten. ... Texas food should be forbidden! 'The steaks at night are big and bright, deep in the heart of Texas!' And they are always afloat in grease. Next morning you are served a smaller steak, which serves as a platform for two fried eggs ... all of this afloat in the same grease! 'Chicken, you say? You bet! Comin' up!' Same grease! They are right. Comin' up! For hours afterwards. I couldn't believe the crust of an apple pie! Same grease!”
“[To the critic who wrote a negative review:] I am sitting in the smallest room of the house. Your review is before me. Soon it will be behind me.”

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