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- Nov 07, 2020
Never Quotes
Quotes on what never happens.
This page gathers quotes centered on absence and limits - books that stayed unpublished, and a pointed line arguing that secrecy is fundamentally undesirable, merely tolerated when unavoidable. Related reading includes Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- May
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- Nov 07, 2020
I shall never be a heretic; I may err in dispute, but I do not wish to decide anything finally; on the other hand, I am not bound by the opinions of men.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Justice is a temporary thing that must at last come to an end; but the conscience is eternal and will never die.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- Principle
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- Nov 07, 2020
The principle of self defense, even involving weapons and bloodshed, has never been condemned, even by Gandhi.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never feel like a smug or a smart-alec film director, and there are plenty of those around.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if you're writing a play, it should be its own end game; you'll never get to do a good one unless you know it's not a blueprint for a film; you're not going to get the action right and the story right.
- Attitude
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- Nov 07, 2020
Though it may not seem like it, I never try to write about a place, per se; it's always, first and last, about story. Story is everything. Story and a bit of attitude.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you've got good actors, they're going to come up with good stuff, but you're never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never, ever drink while writing. Never have from the start, and I'm happy that I never have to. A lot of my stuff is plot-driven and mathematical, and I think you need a clean and sober mind to pin down the logistics of that.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020