#our

In journalism just one fact that is false prejudices the entire work. In contrast, in fiction one single fact that is true gives legitimacy to the entire work. That's the only difference, and it lies in the commitment of the writer. A novelist can do anything he wants so long as he makes people believe in it. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#believe #commitment #contrast #difference #entire

Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk. ↗

— Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#country #credible #done #fantastic #folk

Prohibition makes you want to cry into your beer and denies you the beer to cry into. ↗

— Don Marquis

#cry #denies #into #makes #prohibition

Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. ↗

— Don Marquis

#go #hell #know #ours #people

There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us. ↗

— Don Marquis

#else #feel #luxury #ourselves #right

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with. ↗

— Don Marquis

#fair #leave #mistakes #money #only

We don't want other people poking into our artistic pie. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#into #other #our #people #pie

But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#important #most #see #spend #take

I think we were all frustrated with our daily routine. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#frustrated #i #i think #our #routine

So I think we got together as the Academy to give ourselves that sort of responsibility and to play well. ↗

— Neville Marriner

#give #got #i #i think #ourselves