Carson McCullers Quotes
She was afraid of these things that made her suddenly wonder who she was, and what she was going to be in the world, and why she was standing at that minute, seeing a light, or listening, or staring up into the sky: alone.
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I would like all French children to have unlimited opportunities opened up for them as French minister of education.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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To be honest with you, I've been dying to do a nice indie feature - just something about a regular guy with a big quirk or a big emotional problem. Just something that's a straightforward, classic indie film. It sounds weird, but it's been easier for me to get cast in big tentpole films than the indie community. I'd love to do that.
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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.
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The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.
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I buy when other people are selling.
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He was a silly guy. Out - do the other guy. That was his effort at all times.
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I think if you are creative then it's an unstoppable thing. It just keeps coming throughout your entire life.
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I've been working straight since 2003, so I might just want to take an improv or theater class. That excites me. I can't wait to do different characters - not necessarily the leading chick who gets the guy, but the weird, freaky cousin.
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People like to invent enemies. It spares us the need to address complex worldviews.
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I find there's a thin, permeable membrane between journalism and history, and though some academic historians take a dim view of it, I gather a lot of strength and professional inspiration from passing back and forth across it.
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Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks.
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Make your office comfortable for you, and optionally comfortable for others.
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A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness, and some fantasy. When you always make your meaning perfectly plain you end up boring people.
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The world is always ending, for someone.
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I really like England. I like the lifestyle and the country. The history. The culture, which London is full of. The country pursuits.
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Public radio is the last oasis of free and independent music. For satellite radio channels, you have to subscribe; commercial stations are as corporate as basic cable.
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I promised myself that I would write as well as I can, tell the truth, not to tell everything I know, but to make sure that everything I tell is true, as I understand it. And to use the eloquence which my language affords me.
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Even though I am in the sneaker world, I am very diverse.
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I look forward to working with UNICEF as they continue to make the world a better place for children.
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If I can't change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it.
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If I'm who I am because I'm who I am and you're who you are because you are who you are, then I'm who I am and you're who you are. If, on the other hand, I'm who I am because you're who you are, and if you're who you are because I'm who I am, then I'm not who I am and you're not who you are.
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One can't teach a cat not to catch birds.
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She was afraid of these things that made her suddenly wonder who she was, and what she was going to be in the world, and why she was standing at that minute, seeing a light, or listening, or staring up into the sky: alone.
