"True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one's fervent affection; true love is the disciplined generosity we require of ourselves for the sake of another when we would rather be selfish; that, at least, is how I have taught myself to love my wife."

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Source : Stephen L. Carter (2002). “The Emperor of Ocean Park”, Knopf

Stephen L. Carter

#Selfish Quotes #Love Is Quotes #Wife Quotes

“In life you only have to travel 6 inches. That is the distance from your mind to your heart.”
“I've never done coke or anything, and I've never played a character who has, so I don't know whether I would actually try coke if I had to play a character who took coke.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I can also tell in whose hands I am. Do these hands tremble? There can be no doubt: these are the hands of a military officer. Is it a firm pulse? I say without vacillating: these are the hands of a liberator.”

Source : Ricardo Flores Magón (2003). “Dreams of Freedom”
“I grew up pretty peacefully, in that Eastern way. You easily solve problems, believe in harmony. Reduce conflicts, take orders until one day you give orders.”
“To be successful one must make change an ongoing process. Quality is a race with no finish line.”
“The art of fiction does not begin until the novelist thinks of his story as a matter to be shown, to be so exhibited that it will tell itself.”

Source : Percy Lubbock (2007). “The Craft of Fiction”, p.55, Filiquarian Publishing, LLC.
“Discretion is the perfection of reason, and a guide to us in all the duties of life. It is only found in men of sound sense and understanding.”
“I know it's boring to say this but I always start with the script. I mean if it's well written and it's a character that I haven't necessarily played before.”

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