"There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die."

-- Robertson Davies

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Mad Quotes

“I live for freedom, and freedom is a lie.”
“Learning teacheth more in one year than experience in twenty.”

Source : Roger Ascham (1815). “The English Works. A New Ed”, p.229
“All the privileged can travel, see different worlds; not everyone can. I think it is important for people to have an interesting locale nearby.”
“The work element comes into it as well - how much you train and how much work you put into your craft, in the same way a carpenter would perhaps work under a great teacher, etc.”
“I'm a magician. I've learned to do some really cool tricks like levitating myself and melting forks.”

Source : "Meet the Cast of Lemonade Mouth!" by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. April 13, 2011.
“Never trust a man who lays his hand on his heart when he assures you of anything.”
“I know most Americans don't have this luxury, but we are in Los Angeles and are lucky enough to be able to grill outside almost all year long. It's my favorite way of preparation because it's so clean and it gives it such a great flavor. You need very little oil and the protein can be really cleanly prepared and perfectly cooked.”
“I always wanted to create this community that would come and tell their own story, shoot it - and watch them. The idea is to not have one entity who creates the work, the project, and another entity who consumes it; the idea is people create their own work, like somebody cultivating his garden.”

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