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Saturday, May 20, 2006

Morrissey, on the dangers of plagiarism

If you must write prose/poems The words you use should be your own Don't plagiarise or take "on loan" 'Cause there's always someone, somewhere With a big nose, who knows And who trips you up and laughs When you fall —Stephen Patrick Morrissey, "Cemetry Gates" Sign in to see full entry.

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Morrissey, on embracing life

And when you want to live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? —Steven Patrick Morrissey, "The Boy with the Thorn in His Side" Sign in to see full entry.

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Alfred Hitchcock, on typcasting

"I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. " —Alfred Hitchcock Sign in to see full entry.

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Alfred Hitchcock, on drama

"Drama is life with the dull bits cut out." —Alfred Hitchcock Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 17, 2006

Patti Smith, on staying strong

“Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire.” —Patti Smith Sign in to see full entry.

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Patti Smith, on redemption

“Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine...my sins my own, they belong to me.” —Patti Smith Sign in to see full entry.

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Patty Smith, on the difference between art and life

"In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth." —Patti Smith Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Oscar Wilde, on beauty

"Beauty is a form of genius—is higher, indeed, than genius, as it needs no explanation. It is of the great facts in the world like sunlight, or springtime, or the reflection in dark water of that silver shell we call the moon." —Oscar Wilde Sign in to see full entry.

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Oscar Wilde, on ideals (and maybe war)

"A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it. " —Oscar Wilde Sign in to see full entry.

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Oscar Wilde, on cynicsm

"A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything but the value of nothing." —Oscar Wilde Sign in to see full entry.

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