2x2 Quotes

#1. I don't think "I'm going to publish this as fiction" but I think "I'm going to tell this story to a friend" and then I start telling the story in my mind as the experience transpires as a way of pretending it's already happened.

Ben Lerner

#2. Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.

Josh Billings

#3. If we were not islands, we would be lost, drowned in each others' tragedies.

Neil Gaiman

#4. What shouldn't you do if you're a young playwright? Don't bore the audience! I mean, even if you have to resort to totally arbitrary killing on stage, or pointless gunfire, at least it'll catch their attention and keep them awake. Just keep the thing going any way you can.

Tennessee Williams

#5. You will not stop. The pain is necessary, especially the pain of hunger. It reassures you that you are strong, can withstand anything, that you are not a slave to your body, you don't have to give in to its whining.

Marya Hornbacher

#6. I'm still happy, I like this life.

Li Na

#7. I said it was my feeling that the American people would struggle for peace, and that has since been underscored by the President of these United States.

Paul Robeson

#8. Her majesty is one verb short of a sentence.

Jasper Fforde

#9. Remember to set apart at least one hour every day to do some service for others. While the food we eat nurtures our bodies, it is what we give in charity that nurtures our souls. If time is not available daily, reserve at least a few hours every week for some worthwhile act of charity.

Mata Amritanandamayi