Shilpee Theatre Quotes & Sayings

... a slipstream of darkness so complete it helps illuminate the evening sky. It's like somebody dropped a dome over the ocean & lit it up with Christmas lights. ...Sans moon, Norfolk is wrapped in a mantle of pure, unadulterated blackness, leaving the stars to twinkle in harmony above. It thoroughly disorientates me. — Tim Latham

That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and
in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love
you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents. — Ursula Hegi

Eve was not a born know-all. She was ignorant. But she was a good learner. — Geoffrey Sampson

So Plato talked about these beings that used to exist that had four legs and four arms and two heads. They were totally self-contained and ecstatic and powerful. Too powerful, so Zeus cut them all in half and scattered all the halves around the world so that humans were doomed to forever look for their other half, the one who shared their very soul. Only the luckiest humans find their split-apart, you see. — Jandy Nelson

that Elijah Martin--alias Skeesicks--lounging shyly into the bar-room, joined in it weakly. — Various

Remember this when you're struggling for a big idea. You're much better off scratching for a small one. — Twyla Tharp

The world seemed to me fine because you were in it, and goodness more real because you lived. — Oscar Wilde

Various are the pleas and arguments which men of corrupt minds frequently urge against yielding obedience to the just and holy commands of God. — George Whitefield

Create and nurture an environment in your organization where curiosity is encouraged, and creative thinking is rewarded. — Pearl Zhu

Energy is one topic on which different countries can work together collaboratively. If we can all produce energy from an element that's available in abundance on our planet, that would be a good thing, but we have to learn how to produce energy in large quantities, cheaply, efficiently and without detriment to the environment. — Mildred S. Dresselhaus

The possession of a book becomes a substitute for reading it. — Anthony Burgess

How the hell did you know where I was?" Prophet demanded.
Cillian said simply, "Don't bother searching your phone for chips."
"Then how did you know?"
"Prophet, I know everything."
Fuck him. Cillian did. — S.E. Jakes

I wanted to find out then and quickly whether I was a louse like everybody else or a man. Whether I can step over barriers or not, whether I dare stoop to pick up or not, whether I am a trembling creature or whether I have the right...F — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I remember very well, when I was at Oxford, an old gentleman said to me, Young man, ply your book diligently now, and acquire a stock of knowledge; for when years come upon you, you will find that poring upon books will be but an irksome task. — Samuel Johnson

Every designer has to stand behind and believe in what they are creating. — Charlotte Ronson