1779 Wordscapes Quotes & Sayings

To be at once exceedingly wealthy and good is impossible. — Plato

Poetry gives most pleasure when only generally and not perfectly understood. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. — John Wayne

I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along. — Emily Blunt

There's a big moon shining on the yard, chalking our way onto the lane and along the road. Kinsella takes my hand in his.
As soon as he takes it, I realise my father has never once held my hand, and some part of me wants Kinsella to let me go so I won't have to feel this.
It's a hard feeling but as we walk along I begin to settle and let the difference between my life at home and the one I have here be.
He takes small steps so we can walk in time. I think about the woman in the cottage, of how she walked and spoke, and conclude that there are huge differences between people. — Claire Keegan

I've yet to read a memoir by anyone I've known at all well that came anywhere near to the truth. — Gore Vidal

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday. — Jim Henson

For me, inspiration isn't a sort of spark which lights the fire of the story. It's more like a thread, one of many, which you can tease out of a story once it's written, if you feel so inclined. — Michelle Paver