"When the universe is ephemeral, one can easily feel that human existence is meaningless. Why should I do anything at all? On the other hand it is tempting to try and make the best of it. I'm here, anyway. The imagination won't cope if I try to picture where I'd otherwise be."

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Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.49, Canongate Books

Erlend Loe

#Hands Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Peace is not achieved by controlling nations, but mastering our thoughts.”
“We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host of consoling, subtle or just charming rituals for which we struggle to find equivalents in secular society.”
“That's how we do it in the black...”
“For me, I want to see diversity in storytelling sources because we live in a very diverse society, and the stories are for the whole society. That's really important. For me, as a female filmmaker, when I was out on the festival circuit on 2006, I felt like such a freaking anomaly - an oddity.”

Source : "Sundance Interview with Lynn Shelton - Director of Touchy Feely". Interview with Melissa Silverstein, womenandhollywood.com.
“All is a riddle, and the key to a riddle...is another riddle.”
“I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.”

Source : "This much I know" by Stuart Husband, www.theguardian.com. December 6, 2008.
“Americans want to defeat terrorism and they want the basic character of this country to survive and prosper. They want both security and liberty, and unless we give them both â€” and we can if we try â€” we have failed.”
“I was getting tired of hearing the complaint, 'My kid could do this,' and 'We donâ€™t get it. Whatâ€™s modern art? Blah, blah, blah.' And I wondered what would really happen if you gave people what they wanted, something they always look at.”

Source : "Just an Artist". Interview with Susan Sollins, art21.org. July 2008.

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