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You say a line and you wait for them to laugh, then you say another line and you wait... It felt weird to me. But it's interesting and the energy is almost like theatre, I suppose, with all the people there. ↗

— Sherilyn Fenn

#another #energy #felt #i #interesting

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint. ↗

— James Fenton

#back #herself #lullaby #mother #ogre

Imitation, if it is not forgery, is a fine thing. It stems from a generous impulse, and a realistic sense of what can and cannot be done. ↗

— James Fenton

#done #fine #fine thing #forgery #generous

One does not become a guru by accident. ↗

— James Fenton

#become #does #guru

I'm a very good sleeper. ↗

— Helena Bonham Carter

#i #sleeper #very

Being an old maid is like death by drowning, a really delightful sensation after you cease to struggle. ↗

— Edna Ferber

#being #cease #death #delightful #drowning

Big doesn't necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren't better than violets. ↗

— Edna Ferber

#big #mean #necessarily #than #violets

A woman can look both moral and exciting... if she also looks as if it was quite a struggle. ↗

— Edna Ferber

#both #exciting #look #looks #moral

These wealthy people were very interested in contemporary music. They wanted to help diffuse it and get it to be known to other people. ↗

— Elliott Carter

#contemporary music #diffuse #get #help #interested

Well I tried to, but I could never write anything that I liked or was worthwhile. I threw it all out and realized that I had to make a serious study- that my tastes were far more advanced than my abilities. ↗

— Elliott Carter

#anything #could #far #had #i