"A rut... is little more than a coffin with the ends kicked out."

-- James Hunter

#Challenges Quotes #Coffins Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Stories always have held conflicts and contrasts, highs and lows, life and death situations. And there can be much suffering in stories, but now we say the artist doesnâ€™t have to suffer to show suffering. You just have to understand the human condition, understand the suffering.”
“I realize how desperately I need grace, therefore I try to lavishly give it.”
“Similarly, it is argued that the culture of Islam is incompatible with democracy. Basically, this conventional perspective of the Middle East thus contends that democracy in that region is neither possible nor even desirable”
“Opinions are like nipples, everybody has one. Some have firm points, others are barely discernible through layers, and some are displayed at every opportunity regardless of whether the audience has stated "I am interested in your nipples" or not.”
“To me, the theatre - I don't like to say it, but I'll say it - is a temple in a kind of way, where human beings go to be elevated.”
“I'll always have a baby face.”
“Oh any sentimental person can cry at night, but when you begin to cry in the morning - to lie awake and cry in the morning - ...”

Source : Eleanor Hallowell Abbott (2012). “The Sick-a-Bed Lady: And Other Tales”, p.45, The Floating Press
“Stop worrying about what you don't know. Focus instead on what you already know even if they don't add up to much. Because you never know what you can achieve with what you already know until you take actions!”

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