"Herman Melville was as separated from a civilized literature as the lost Atlantis was said to have been from the great peoples of the earth."

-- Edward Dahlberg

#Earth Quotes #Atlantis Quotes #Literature Quotes

“The greater the faith, the greater the result.”
“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
“All happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy.”
“The acting is something that will always be a part of my life, but the writing gives me a lot more creative freedom. You're a pawn in somebody else's chess game, whereas as a writer and as a director, you get to call the shots. And that's very thrilling.”

Source : "Amber Benson: From vampires to 'Among the Ghosts'" by Louis Peitzman, www.sfgate.com. October 21, 2010.
“I'm falling apart, one part after another. Falling down on the world like snow. Half of me is already on the ground, watching from below.”
“Words rich in meaning can be cheap in sound effects.”
“I hope that you, too, will choose to have a journey instead of just a life. Actually, I hope it's a full on expedition.”

Source : Kelly Cutrone, Meredith Bryan (2010). “If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You”, p.1, Harper Collins

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