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I had to see and feel and be with the thing that I wanted to write about.

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We’re going to die and not even know. We’ll never know, and all this meaninglessness will just go on and on and on. And we won’t any longer be witnesses to it. We won’t have even that little bit of power to give meaning to it in our minds. We’ll just be gone, dead, dead, dead, without ever knowing! Anne Rice
Samuel Goldwyn quote: "That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that..."
That's the trouble with directors. Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. Samuel Goldwyn
The book was at a reasonably high position on the New York Times... before I was in the country. I thought it would be an interesting experiment to see if my presence here would push it up or down. Kazuo Ishiguro
After so many years even the fire of passion dies, and with it what was believed the light of the truth. Who of us is able to say now whether Hector or Achilles was right, Agamemnon or Priam, when they fought over the beauty of a woman who is now dust and ashes? Umberto Eco
I've had two children. I've had three boyfriends. I've had a lot of things happen that can change your opinions and values and philosophies. Erykah Badu
Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts. For out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment, of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built. James Allen
Benjamin Franklin quote: "Ignorance leads men into a party, and shame keeps them from..."
Ignorance leads men into a party, and shame keeps them from getting out again. Benjamin Franklin
I mean the flesh, never fade! The flesh never leave the creation, see, because with that divine spirit the flesh cannot fade. If the spirit is weak then the flesh fade, seen? Peter Tosh
Colin Powell quote: "Never let your ego get so close to your position that when..."
Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. Here we will sit, and let the sounds of music. Creep in our ears; soft stillness, and the night. Become the touches of sweet harmony William Shakespeare
I don't want to do the type of writing where I recite biography, parentage and education. I want to rise up from the words on the page and do something, hurt someone. Don DeLillo
Francois de La Rochefoucauld quote: "Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference."
Perfect behavior is born of complete indifference. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Morey Amsterdam quote: "Even the police have an unlisted number."
Even the police have an unlisted number. Morey Amsterdam
William Friedkin quote: "Violence is not funny."
Violence is not funny. William Friedkin
There is no doubt that the last hour of any flight is the hardest. If there are any clouds about to make shadows one is likely to see much imaginary land. . . . As I approached shore I strained my eyes to see something recognizable, and there was nothing. However, I noticed a low place in the hills, and I thought, like the bear, I would go over the mountains to see what I could see. Amelia Earhart