"Solely in the world of languages is the amateur of value. Well-intentioned sentences full of mistakes can still build bridges between people. Asking in broken Italian which train we are supposed to board at the Venice railway station is far from useless. Indeed, it is better to do that than to remain uncertain and silent and end up back in Budapest rather than in Milan."

-- KatÃ³ Lomb

#Mistake Quotes #Italian Quotes #Bridges Quotes

“There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.”
“Don't hold yourselves cheap, seeing that the creator of all things and of you estimates your value so high, so dear, that he pours out for you every day the most precious blood of his only-begotten Son.”
“(on Blades of Glory) Playing the ***** in the movie is fun.”
“Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.”
“The soul is the weariest part of the body.”

Source : Paul Bowles (2002). “The Sheltering Sky: Let it Come Down ; The Spider's House”
“I miss animation very passionately. Not continuously, but every once in a while I would die to do another film.”
“My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.”
“Even when I begin with a situation that's basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places.”

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