Invention strictly speaking, is little more than a new combination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory; nothing can come from nothing. – Sir Joshua Reynolds
Under this window in stormy weather I marry this man and woman together Let none but Him who rules the thunder Put this man and woman asunder. – Jonathan Swift
I mention this only to shew that the citations of the most judicious authors frequently deceive us, and consequently that prudence obliges us to examine quotations, by whomsoever alleged. – Peter Bayle
The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actors mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know. – Gene Barry
