Fatalism is the lazy mans way of accepting the inevitable. – Natalie Clifford Barney
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Melancholy has ceased to be an individual phenomenon, an exception. It has become the class privilege of the wage earner, a mass state of mind that finds its cause wherever life is governed by production quotas. – Gunther Grass
Resignation, not mystic, not detached, but resignation open-eyed, conscious, and informed by love, is the only one of our feelings for which it is impossible to become a sham. – Joseph Conrad
Voluptuaries, consumed by their senses, always begin by flinging themselves with a great display of frenzy into an abyss. But they survive, they come to the surface again. And they develop a routine of the abyss: Its four o clock. At five I have my abyss… – Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
When the tide of life turns against you And the current upsets your boat, Dont waste tears on what might have been, Just lie on your back and float. – Anon.
Im supposed to have a Ph.D. on the subject of women. But the truth is Ive flunked more often than not. Im very fond of women I admire them. But, like all men, I dont understand them. – Frank Sinatra
In editing, its amazing how you choose the in and out points. What you cut on is everything for creating tension. Its amazing how expanding a shot by five seconds can just ruin the tension. – Sean Durkin
I dont know what makes a marriage work. My husband and I dont have it right at all its very tough on him. From the outside it looks like its all about me – I have a glorious career and he doesnt. – Emily Watson