Painters ought to be mute. Speech is the enemy of expression.
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies, Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes.
the shell must break before the bird can fly.
Sweet is every sound, sweeter the voice, but every sound is sweet.
What the sunshine is to the flower, the Lord Jesus Christ is to my soul.
The mighty hopes that make us men.
And men, whose reason long was blind, From cells of madness unconfined, Oft lose whole years of darker mind.
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this story - to write the novel and then direct the movie.
On stage, I'm this figure, this actor, who does things that people aren't used to seeing and I relish in that reaction. In real life, though, I play golf, I shop and I walk around with no makeup on and my hair in a ponytail. I may not be the typical middle-aged Joe, but I'm closer to normal than you think.
There is one characteristic of the present direction of public opinion, peculiarly calculated to make it intolerant of any marked demonstration of individuality. The general average of mankind are not only moderate in intellect, but also moderate in inclinations: they have no tastes or wishes strong enough to incline them to do anything unusual, and they consequently do not understand those who have, and class all such with the wild and intemperate whom they are accustomed to look down upon.
Give me snuff, whiskey, and Swedes, and I will build a railroad to hell.