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Things Done Quotes (page 26)

Roberto Bolano quote: "When I was done traveling, I returned convinced of one thing:..."
When I was done traveling, I returned convinced of one thing: we're nothing. Roberto Bolano
An' they chased him 'n' never could catch him 'cause they didn't know what he looked like, an' Atticus, when they finally saw him, why he hadn't done any of those thing... Atticus, he was real nice.."Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them. Harper Lee
What I had to face, the very bitter lesson that everyone who wants to write has got to learn, was that a thing may in itself be the finest piece of writing one has ever done, and yet have absolutely no place in the manuscript one hopes to publish. Thomas Wolfe
Alice Hoffman quote: "Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and..."
Sometimes the right thing feels all wrong until it is over and done with. Alice Hoffman
I would have practically done all my films in 3D. There is something that 3D gives to the picture that takes you into another land and you stay there and it’s a good place to be. (…) It’s like seeing a moving sculpture of the actor and it’s almost like a combination of theater and film combined and it immerses you in the story more. I saw audiences care about the people more. The minute it started people wanted three things: color, sound and depth. You want to recreate life. Martin Scorsese
How do you know this? Because I'm always watching people. When I watch people I too look through them. I learned that from my mother. To glance is not enough; eyes and brains together, acting like a flock of ravenous birds, flapping, tearing, poking... I know everything about people when I look at them for only a moment. I can tell from their clothes, their walks, their hair and hands, I know all the bad things that they've done. I know how they've failed and how they will fail and how... Dave Eggers
Henry David Thoreau quote: "A journal is a record of experiences and growth, not a..."
A journal is a record of experiences and growth, not a preserve of things well done or said. Henry David Thoreau
Well, it was most likely too late; there would not be time for me to flagellate myself for every dishonorable deed in that list, nor any chance to make good the harms I’d done. Minor harms, to be sure, in the scheme of things; but large enough to regret. Clive Barker
Haruki Murakami quote: "Thinking about spaghetti that boils eternally but is never..."
Thinking about spaghetti that boils eternally but is never done is a sad, sad thing. Haruki Murakami
Marie, now Mme. Driscoll, turned to Berthe and smiled, as she used to when they were children. Once again, the smile said, Have I done the right thing? Is this what you wanted? Yes, yes, said Berthe silently, but she went on crying. Mavis Gallant
You can do one thing or you can do another, kill a man or take a tire off his car, because sooner or later you're going to forget what it was you done and just be punished for it. Flannery O'Connor
There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded. Arthur C. Clarke
They're always looking forward to going places they're just coming back from, or regretting doing things they haven't yet done. They say hello when they mean goodbye. Martin Amis
Find the thing you want to do most intensely, make sure that’s it, and do it with all your might. If you live, well and good. If you die, well and good. Your purpose is done H. G. Wells
She had never done these things before; she did them expertly. She had a capacity for action, a competence that clashed incongruously with her appearance. Ayn Rand

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