"An apt aphorism half kills, half immortalizes."

-- Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

#Half Quotes #Aphorism Quotes

“I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday.”
“New York [cannot] remain the center of commerce and capital for this continent, unless it has an independent bar and an honest judiciary.”
“Dear God," she prayed, "let me be something every minute of every hour of my life. Let me be gay; let me be sad. Let me be cold; let me be warm. Let me be hungry...have too much to eat. Let me be ragged or well dressed. Let me be sincere - be deceitful. Let me be truthful; let me be a liar. Let me be honorable and let me sin. Only let me be something every blessed minute. And when I sleep, let me dream all the time so that not one little piece of living is ever lost.”

Source : BETTY SMITH (1943). “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
“Love is when two people who care for each other get confused.”
“He that serves God for Money, will serve the Devil for better Wages.”
“A writer's business is minding other people's business ... all the vices of the village gossip are the virtues of the writer.”

Source : Dawn Powell (1998). “The Diaries of Dawn Powell: 1931-1965”, Zoland Books
“Old homes! old hearts! Upon my soul forever Their peace and gladness lie like tears and laughter.”

Source : MADISON CAWEIN (1899). “Myth and Romance”
“Print works! It works as a business proposition - our print readers [of the Mother Jones] not only provide revenue in the form of subs and ads, but they are a core part of our donor community; 10 percent give us a donation on top of their subscription; that's about the same rate as NPR gets from its listeners.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com

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