Westcotts Biographies Quotes & Sayings

My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance? — Colin Firth

Why am I begging you, who parades your suffering over the ruins like a king in order to ensure that you will never be touched deeply, you who're always laughing. — Kathy Acker

China and India's relationship is gradually developing. — Sushil Koirala

Sylvia Plath is there for me when actual living people upon who I have depended upon my whole life, are not. What I mean to say is, without her words, I'd be exponentially more messed up than I am already. — Arlaina Tibensky

I always admired Stanley Kubrick for the fact that he managed to beat the system somehow. I think he kind of had it all figured out. — Joel Coen

Perhaps this is what I have always wished for since that day. The loss and destruction of all. That's right, one must destroy before creating. In that case, if my conscience becomes a hindrance to me, then I will simply erase it. I have no other choice but to move forward — Lelouch Vi Britannia

If something comes up in your writing that is scary or naked, dive right into it. It probably has lots of energy. — Natalie Goldberg

A modern child could teach old Hepzibah more than old Hepzibah could teach the child. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Kissing a witch is a perilous business. Everybody knows it's ten times as dangerous as letting her touch your hand, or cut your hair, or steal your shoes. What simpler way is there than a kiss to give power a way into your heart? — Emma Donoghue

The National League is baseball to me. — Kerry Wood

If you look at the causes of the accidents, quite a few of them are operator error. We need people to be diligent and follow the rules of the road and drive more defensively. — Bob McKenzie