Tedelesson Quotes & Sayings

In front of me 327 pages of the manuscript [Master and Margarita] (about 22 chapters). The most important remains - editing, and it's going to be hard. I will have to pay close attention to details. Maybe even re-write some things ... 'What's its future?' you ask? I don't know. Possibly, you will store the manuscript in one of the drawers, next to my 'killed' plays, and occasionally it will be in your thoughts. Then again, you don't know the future. My own judgement of the book is already made and I think it truly deserves being hidden away in the darkness of some chest.
[Bulgakov from Moscow to his wife on June 15 1938] — Mikhail Bulgakov

The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics. — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

In the case of lived experience, there is no difference between an object that is perceived and the eye that perceives it. — Wilhelm Dilthey

I think stimulus money is an absolute mistake. — Rick Scott

The reason authors almost always put a dedication on a book is, because their selfishness even horrifies themselves in the end. — Stephen King

People tell me that Hollywood loves new faces, but I don't know. They're probably just being nice. — Jack Davenport

We must use all the tools of American power in resolving disputes, including diplomacy. And we must have sufficient congressional debate and oversight before ever putting another U.S. solider in harm's way. — Barbara Lee

Foreboding, and an all too familiar lack of control, roiled in my gut. My opponent might be hungry for a win, but I was famished. Something in my life would be a victory.
Sorry Shark, I wasn't going down tonight. No chance. - Jason Ayers — Lisa Kessler

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return? — Adam Grant

It's interesting how young poets think of death while old fogies think of girls. — Bohumil Hrabal

It is time for the next generations to continue our struggle against social injustice and for the rights of humanity. It is in your hands. — Nelson Mandela

As a young man, I yearned for the day when, rooted in the experience that comes only with age, I could do my work fearlessly. But today, in my mid-sixties, I realize that I will feel fear from time to time for the rest of my life. I may never get rid of my fear. But ... I can learn to walk into it and through it whenever it rises up ... naming the inner force that triggers ... fear ... Naming our fears aloud ... is the first step toward transcending them. — Parker J. Palmer

I have absolutely no idea how this site works. But if you're a reader who's interested in my books, I'll answer any questions you have. — Lucian

The grandeur of the dooms We have imagined for the mighty dead. — John Keats