"I would write of the universal, not the provincial, in human nature.... I would write of characters, not of characteristics."

-- Ellen Glasgow

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes #Human Nature Quotes

“...the traces to the East haven been broken, the Republican party will never again be dominated by the editorial writers for the New York Herald Tribune. Free at last.”
“Man is an evasive beast, given to cultivating strange notions about himself.”

Source : Upton Sinclair (2014). “The Profits of Religion”, p.19, Trajectory Inc
“One thing that makes the adventure of working in our field particularly rewarding, especially in attempting to improve the theory, is that... a chief criterion for the selection of a correct hypothesis... seems to be the criterion of beauty, simplicity, or elegance.”
“Dean Meminger was quicker than 11:15 Mass at a seaside resort.”
“It's not about the money for me.”
“The rest of the story from Acts 1:8 explains that Christ-followers have a mission while here on earth. They are to be Christâ€™s witnesses all over this planet. Itâ€™s as if Christ said, â€œThink youâ€™re missing the book smarts, the street smarts, the looks, the talent, or the speaking ability to accomplish this mission? Donâ€™t be concerned with those things, because you have my mountain-moving, life-transforming, death-defying power on your side.â€”
“The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.”
“I think you should identify with your character, but plenty of people like themselves and hate themselves. You just have to find out what's truthful for the person you're playing. When people talk about that, I think what they're saying is that as an actor, as Peter, you don't want to make a judgment that comes from your worldview about the character. Your judgments should be coming from the place of the character, and within that space, sure, you could love or hate yourself or whatever you think is most appropriate.”

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