“the whole purport of literature...is the notation of the heart. Style is but the faintly contemptible vessel in which the bitter liquid is recommended to the world.”
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Thoughtful Quotes — page 103 of 303
“To me, making a horror movie is about how you can present similar genre familiarities, but present them a little bit differently. Part of what interests me is the nonchalant realism of it, because you don't get that in the big studio horror movies. I like seeing someone walk around a house and sift through the drawers, and things like that, because that reminds me of what I would do, and of weird personal choices that people would make. That, in contrast to seeing someone get chased with a knife, makes it all the more interesting.”
“I believe there is also a Tim Roth Monastery.”
“I think every director has a different take, some are good, some are bad. The directors you get on best with sometimes don't make the best films, so who's to say who is right?”
“The foyers now look ridiculously small to us because not all that many people used them.”
“Hold the mirror up to nature. Human behavior is worthy of examination and celebration.”
“When you stiffen, you know that whatever you stiffen about is very important. The stuff is important, the fear itself is information.”
“You and I must realize that the English language is filled with words that, in addition to their literal meanings, convey distinct emotional intensity. For example, if you develop a habit of saying you 'hate' things - you 'hate' your hair; you 'hate' your job; you 'hate' having to do something - do you think this raises the intensity of your negative emotional states more than if you use a phrase like 'I prefer something else'?”
“[There is] the need to feel unique, special, important or needed. Everybody has those needs, including the people that say I don't need to be special.”
“A genuine quality of life comes from consistent, quality questions.”
“I began to realize that thinking itself is nothing but the process of asking and answering questions.”
“For me, a poem is an opportunity to kind of interrogate myself a little bit.”
“Most songs that aren't jump-rope songs, or lullabies, are cautionary tales or goodbye songs and road songs.”
“While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.”
“As writers and readers, as sinners and citizens, our realism and our aesthetic sense make us wary of crediting the positive note.”
“When you are sixteen you do not know what your parents know, or much of what they understand, and less of what's in their hearts. This can save you from becoming an adult too early, save your life from becoming only theirs lived over again--which is a loss. But to shield yourself--as I didn't do--seems to be an even greater error, since what's lost is the truth of your parents' life and what you should think about it, and beyond that, how you should estimate the world you are about to live in.”
“But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.”
“You do not notice changes in what is always before you.”
“To a poet, silence is an acceptable response, even a flattering one.”
“All the perks, all the benefits and advantages you may get for the rank or position you hold, they aren’t meant for you. They are meant for the role you fill. And when you leave your role, which eventually you will, they will give the ceramic cup to the person who replaces you. Because you only ever deserved a Styrofoam cup.”