"Successfully (whatever that may mean) or unsuccessfully, we all overact the part of our favorite character in fiction."

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Aldous Huxley

#Character Quotes #Mean Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“We seem wired to grieve with greenery. Allowing the dead to dissolve into the earth, to become part of the cycle of the seasons, has, for millennia, held the promise of cheating mortality.”
“Talking to actors is the same as talking to any other artists; it's getting into the moment for them, and making sure they can lose themselves in the performance!”
“I'm interested in humor, and greeting cards just happen to be a perfect medium for my message. They're accessible to everyone, and thanks to all the advances that have been made by environmentally conscientious printers, I can get my message across while keeping my carbon footprint relatively small.”
“The national government...will maintain and defend the foundations on which the power of our nation rests. It will offer strong protection to Christianity as the very basis of our collective morality.”
“I know, people were like, "It's all right that she's gay, but she doesn't have to look so gay." Trust me - I'm never cutting my hair again!”
“A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom.”
“Deep down, all of us are probably aware that some kind of mystical evolution is our true task. Yet we suppress the notion with considerable force because to admit it is to admit that most of our political gyrations, religious dogmas, social ambitions, and financial ploys are not merely counter-productive but trivial.”

Source : Tom Robbins (2006). “Wild Ducks Flying Backward”, p.210, Bantam
“The emphasis on practice is because it is the only time in your life you can steer your karmic situation.”

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