"When you are in the future, the past looks different."

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Source : "Sir Humphrey Reveals His Dusty Springfield Side" by Simon Hoggart, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2004.

Richard Mottram

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“Lately, I cant shake the feeling that Ive been living a dream for the last 10 years or so; I cant account for most of my 20s, and I have to continually remind myself that certain people are dead now and many of my friends have children.”
“This is part of the fundamental character of Buddhism that I find problematic - that it is not interested in anything. Hence the 'Fascination' in the title of the essay, the fascination of art and creativity, stands in opposition to what is called 'Liberation'.”
“Don't make it necessary for me to complain about you to Christ crucified. (There is no one else I can complain to, since there is no one greater than you on earth.”
“The news of the discovery spread fast all over the country, and inquisitive enquiries mingled with congratulations from this moment became the daily programme.”

Source : Howard Carter's Diary, November 7, 1922.
“Most actors are starving. Most of us are walking around with a flashlight and tweezers looking for evidence. When you have someone that actually writes an acting role, it's rare.”
“Since biblical times, and probably before, the wealthy have been envied and condemned.”

Source : "'At Some Level, He's Still Asking the Same Question as He Was When He Was Seven or Eight - Who Am I?'". www.theguardian.com. March 16, 2007.
“We are talking now of summer evenings in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the time that I lived there so successfully disguised to myself as a child.”
“I like when the manuscript keeps its authentic style and form, so even if I have accepted some advice from editors, I don't really want to adapt the manuscript to the needs and expectations of the readers.”

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