I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colors for those who see none. Olivier Messiaen birdcitycolor Change image and share on social
Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction. Natalie Clifford Barney demandgreatseduction Change image and share on social
One thing Tolkien does incredibly well - and this is from a lay person's point of view; I am not scholar or anything - is that you don't have to make an effort to envisage the worlds that he writes about. Luke Evans effortenvisageincredibly share on social
Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value. Ezra Pound inferiorsinceritytechnique Change image and share on social
It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something. Ornette Coleman findknowmake Change image and share on social
I'm the most unromantic lump of Northern suet. Yes, a woman did accost me once in South Shields, but she had a face like Red Rum. Les Dawson accostfacelump Change image and share on social
Memory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary. Maurice Baring artisteffacegreat Change image and share on social
I still think of myself as a stage actor. When I do film and television I try to implement what I was taught to do in theatre, to try to stretch into characters that are far from myself. Tony Shalhoub actorcharacterfilm Change image and share on social
Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages. Spiro T. Agnew birdbottomcage Change image and share on social
