"I live through risk. Without risk there is no art. You should always be on the edge of a cliff about to fall down and break your neck."

-- Carlos Fuentes

#Art Quotes #Fall Quotes #Risk Quotes

“I am a person who looks long-term, and I recognize the path we need to take. There will be moments when people are unhappy and disgruntled with some decision-making. Nonetheless, what matters most is to reach the destination. And my job as President is to see clearly where I want to go and be steadfast in my resolve to realize that vision”
“The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.”
“Many messages are just thanking a stranger for a kindness...I love those ones, because I imagine everyone else reading them feels encouraged by such examples of humanity and generosity and tenderness. And if they encourage us to reach out to strangers more often, that's a good thing.”
“When we wake, it is because something, some event, some pinprick even, disturbs the edges of what weâ€™ve taken as reality.”

Source : Jeff VanderMeer (2014). “Annihilation: A Novel”, p.188, Macmillan
“If I heard there was a new show, and the creators were writing about how they met, I would be like, "Pass!"”
“I sit with my toes in a brook, And if any one axes forwhy? I hits them a rap with my crook, For 'tis sentiment does it, says I.”
“To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy ... is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.”
“I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.”

Source : Harlan Ellison (1989). “Harlan Ellison's watching”

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