Our problem with desire is that we want too little. ~C. S. Lewis
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What is so real as the cry of a child? A rabbit's cry may be wilder but it has no soul. ~Sylvia Plath
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In many ways, theatre is more rewarding for a writer. I used to think it was like painting a wall - that when the play is finished, it's done; but now I realise it's more like gardening; you plant the thing, then you have to constantly tend it. You're part of a thing that's living. ~Lee Hall
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Death pays all debts. ~English Proverb
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The worthiest man to be known, and for a pattern to be presented to the world, he is the man of whom we have most certain knowledge. He hath been declared and enlightened by the most clear-seeing men that ever were; the testimonies we have of him are in faithfulness and sufficiency most admirable. ~Michel de Montaigne
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The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
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When we are young we think our troubles a mighty business, that the world is spread out expressly as a stage for the particular drama of our lives and that we have a right to rant and foam at the mouth if we are crossed. I have done enough of that in my time. ~George Eliot
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
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I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict. ~Frank B. Kellogg
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A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. ~English Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never. ~Yiddish Proverb
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do not rejoice at my grief, for when mine is old, yours will be new. ~Spanish Proverb
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When God blesses the harvest, there is enough for the thief as well as the gardener. ~Polish Proverb
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When the pupil is ready to learn, a teacher will appear. ~Zen Proverb
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The music comes first. When Geoff has made something the inspiration comes automatically. His music is very expressive. But still is is a very difficult process. I have to add something to his music, not push it away. It has to be equal, and I find that very difficult. ~Beth Gibbons
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When I was a medical student in the 1950s, we practically never spoke about Alzheimer's disease. And why is that so? And that is because people didn't live long enough to have Alzheimer's disease. ~Eric Kandel
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Birds of a feather flock together. ~English Proverb
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He who lends a book is an idiot. He who returns the book is more of an idiot. ~Arabic Proverb
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When I am happy I am like a cat, sleek and purring, quite useless. It is when I am unhappy, with an ache perhaps in my heart, that I do my finest work. ~Barbara La Marr
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I don't know why women want any of the things men have when one the things that women have is men. ~Coco Chanel
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You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to. ~Carol Plum Ucci
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Every parent has gone through a period when their child was not so happy with them. ~Elizabeth Edwards
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When you sign with a label, they do insist upon certain rights, and if you have a competent attorney, your rights will be protected. ~Tommy Shaw
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