Albert Camus Quotes
... unhappiness is like marriage. We believe we chose it, but then it is choosing us. That is how it is, we can do nothing about it.
Quotes to Explore
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It's those damn critics again.
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I live on the same street as my family, actually. I live across the road. I'm a real family person!
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I think growing up in New York, you see so much at such a young age, there's no bubble to escape into.
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I love to see a wood full of bluebells. Growing up in the Kent countryside, I have special memories of this brief annual spectacle.
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I grew up with 'Star Trek,' so to get to do anything in it was fun for me.
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Many novice writers try to avoid using 'said' by substituting synonyms: 'he uttered,' 'she murmured,' 'he questioned.' It's true that any word repeated too often becomes monotonous, but substitutions for 'said' can be worse than its repetition.
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If you want to be a generous giver, you have to watch out for selfish takers.
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I've had a few conversations with people who are horrified: who tell me my work is demeaning, is sexist, is negative.
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I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn.
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When people are in love, I don't see anything wrong with it in the world. If they choose to live their lives and get married, why should we interfere? A lot of people don't agree with me, but that's how I feel.
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A team without hope fizzles: no flameout, no fire.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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My heroes are the camera crew and the electricians. They work such long hours.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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There is something about the live performance of an orchestra that makes it very different to a film. With a film, you can rewrite it in a way with the material you have, and in rehearsals, you're really trying out different things. In an orchestra, you can't do that. They separate as soon as the performance factor comes into play.
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In the sudden absence of husbands, fathers, brothers and beaus, white Southern women discovered a newfound freedom - one that simultaneously granted them more power in relationships and increased their likelihood of heartbreak.
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I live in a dumb house. Which is not to say that I don't love its quirky charm, its drafty windows and leaky fireplaces and an electrical system that protests when too many people are trying to vacuum and microwave at the same time. But charm is not always user-friendly.
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I believe that the most meaningful way to succeed is to help other people succeed.
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Squeeze marriage as much as you like, you will never extract anything from it but fun for bachelors and boredom for husbands.
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I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of my age were influenced by his very individual vocal delivery. He was a showman who would always play to the gallery.
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Decide for yourself what kind of works you want to create... facts, essays, poems - do you want to speak or to sing?
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... unhappiness is like marriage. We believe we chose it, but then it is choosing us. That is how it is, we can do nothing about it.
