"Basically you come up with the fictional idea and you start writing that story, but then in order to write it and to make it seem real, you sometimes put your own memories in. Even if it's a character that's very different from you."

-- Jeffrey Eugenides

#Memories Quotes #Real Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Ladies & Gentelman, the man who tought William Kennedy Smith everything he knows about dating, Sweet Stan Lane!”
“The shooting of the movie is the truth part and the editing of the movie is the lying part, the deceit part”
“Our tears fatten upon our memories of joy.”
“If you want to be your best, spend a lot of time exploring what is more than enough. Push yourself until the bar is lying immobile across your chest. Push yourself right off the edge of your capacity.”
“Oxygen plays a pivotal role in the proper functioning of the immune system. We can look at oxygen deficiency as the single greatest cause of all diseases.”
“As a general rule, it is foolish to do just what other people are doing, because there are almost sure to be too many people doing the same thing.”

Source : William Stanley Jevons (1880). “Political Economy”
“Somewhere after you have few successful films, there is a fear of losing what you have got. It is very easy in the beginning, as you are a risk taker, have nothing to lose, and there is no perception about you.”
“Challenges aren't frightening, defeats aren't terrifying either. A principle that I now insist and persist on is the understanding that you can fulfill your dreams when you work hard and don't give up.”

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