"It's a terrible thing to die young. Still, it saves a lot of time."

-- Grace Paley

#Young Quotes #Die Young Quotes #Terrible Quotes

“Don't' call it a failure, call it an education. Some of us are very educated.”
“A fantastic actor in a scene that's just closed off will be good. But when working with a director who knows little tricks - correct music, slowly pushing in - that stunning performance will somehow become even better. I've always seen it as a symbiotic relationship.”
“I haven't really written my plays and books - I've heard them. The stories are there already, singing in your genes and in your blood.”
“Instead of educating the I.Q., we need to educate the H.Q., the heart quotient, the matters of truth, love, justice, and compassion. There are two ways to do this. One is through the read life experiences and the other is through literature. Literature has the power to take us outside ourselves and returns to ourselves a changed self.”
“Over the next few days we want cities, towns and villages across the UK to send a message to Scotland: stay with us.”

Source : "Are you heeding Ed Miliband's call to fly the Saltire across the UK?" by James Walsh, www.theguardian.com. September 9, 2014.
“You don't have to be fearless. Just be sincere.”
“Honor is an old-world thing; but it smells sweet to those in whose hand it is strong.”
“What art offers is space - a certain breathing room for the spirit.”

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