"Comedy, I imagine, is harder to do consistently than tragedy, but I like it spiced in the wine of sadness."

-- Bernard Malamud

#Wine Quotes #Sadness Quotes #Tragedy Quotes

“Faith in the supernatural is a desperate wager made by man at the lowest ebb of his fortunes.”
“I write early in the morning. I just wake up whenever I feel awake and I have to be sitting and writing pretty soon after that. If I take too long to think about the impossibility of what I'm trying to, I'll be defeated by it.”
“Every time you turn on your new car, you're turning on 20 microprocessors. Every time you use an ATM, you're using a computer. Every time I use a settop box or game machine, I'm using a computer. The only computer you don't know how to work is your Microsoft computer, right?”
“A man must be of a very quiet and happy nature, who can long endure the country; and, moreover, very well contented with his own insignificant person.”
“Bankruptcy is like losing your virginity. It doesn't hurt the next time.”
“Making films can be absolutely fantastic, but it can also be incredibly dull. You spend the whole day sitting by yourself in your trailer and then you get called to deliver one sentence - then you're told to come back and do it again at 5:30 the following morning.”
“What we celebrate at Christmas is not so much the birth of a baby, but the incarnation of God Himself”
“Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?”

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