"It's all in the art. You get no credit for living."

-- V. S. Pritchett

#Art Quotes #Credit Quotes

“The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down, half-finished loves.”
“The electronic town hall allows for speedy communications and bad decision-making.”
“The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.”
“I love watching old movies, and some of the holiday-themed ones are really great. I also have a bizarre thing that I'll do: I'll turn on a foreign-language TV station, usually Spanish, and watch a whole show, riveted, even though I have no idea what anyone is saying. I don't know why I find that so addictive, but I do!”
“I will let my body flow like water over the gentle cushions.”

Source : Sappho (2007). “The Poetry of Sappho”, p.16, Oxford University Press
“A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.”
“Have regrets. They are fuel. On the page they flare into desire.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". The Guardian Interview, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.
“Anyone, any type of story, it doesnt have to be a crime victim, you dont have to let yourself be food for the media.”

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