"If you believe, as the Greeks did, that man is at the mercy of the gods, then you write tragedy. The end is inevitable from the beginning. But if you believe that man can solve his own problems and is at nobody's mercy, then you will probably write melodrama."

-- Lillian Hellman

#Believe Quotes #Writing Quotes #Men Quotes

“It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.”
“In Europe, a writer is supposed to improve up until he's about 75”
“I travel in so many different ways; I travel high, I rough it... it all depends on who I travel with.”
“But I, when I undress me Each night, upon my knees Will ask the Lord to bless me With apple-pie and cheese.”

Source : 'Apple Pie and Cheese'
“Coming into Pacifica I knew that I wanted whatever I was going to learn there, I knew I wanted to integrate that into my art no matter what.”

Source : "George Carlin, my Father: Interview with Kelly Carlin". Interview With Robert W. Frashure, www.psychologyart.com.
“Don't make excuses, don't blame the past. The rest of your life can be the best of your life!”
“A number of plastic surgeons are claiming that looking at John Kerry now, as opposed to a few months ago, they believe he's had Botox shots. They claim a number of his worry lines have vanished. They haven't vanished, just Howard Dean is wearing them now.”
“Ah, children, be afraid of going prayerless to bed, lest the Devil be your bedfellow.”

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