And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again? Archilochus bucklercunningflight Change image and share on social
What your character does for a living is one of the most important choices you can make in a screenplay, even if their job is tangential to the story, because it tells you everything about the condition of their life. Are they doing what they love? Are they doing what they hate? Alex Kurtzman characterchoicecondition share on social
This planet seems to be in such sorry shape. And I can't ever think about the rest of the universe without coming back home and thinking what the implications for life here would be if we were to really have some definitive proof of extraterrestrial life. Ann Druyan backcomedefinitive share on social
The student who deceives himself into thinking that he is giving his life like an ascetic in the spirit of sacrifice for art, is the victim of a deplorable species of egotism. Alma Gluck artasceticdeceive Change image and share on social
My cancer allowed me to explore who I really was. Now I feel like a woman who's able to handle whatever life has dealt her. Ann Jillian allowcancerdeal Change image and share on social
It's really clear to me that you can't hang onto something longer than its time. Ideas lose certain freshness, ideas have a shelf life, and sometimes they have to be replaced by other ideas. Alan Alda clearfreshnesshang Change image and share on social
As a writer, you live in such isolation. It's hard to imagine your book has a life beyond you. Ann Brashares bookhardimagine Change image and share on social
Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman; the serpent is twining round it. A. E. Waite bearevilfruit Change image and share on social
The first time I ever heard professional actors delivering lines that I wrote was completely surreal and was just a gigantic moment in my life. It was just a little bit mind-blowing and completely strange to have something that had been on my computer being said out loud. Andrea Seigel actorbiteblow share on social
I like my life. I've had a good life. I think the reason is my parents taught me that life is a burden. But if you take it one day at a time, it's an easy burden. Andrew Young burdendayeasy Change image and share on social
