“It belonged to the changeless order of things---the man desiring the woman only for what she withholds; the woman worshipping the man for that which she yields up to him. With each concession gained the man′s desire cools; with every surrender made the woman′s adoration increases...”
― McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
― McTeague: A Story of San Francisco
“Read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...if you don't read, you will never be a filmmaker.”
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“The educator has the duty of not being neutral.”
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change
― We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change
“To make a real independent film where the filmmaker is in charge creatively, one must sacrifice personal, financial, and physical well-being.”
― The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking: An Insider's Guide To Making Movies Outside of Hollywood
― The Declaration of Independent Filmmaking: An Insider's Guide To Making Movies Outside of Hollywood
“Creativity is a gift each one of us is born with, irrespective of our backgrounds and entitlement of culture, The challenge is to hold onto this gift as we go through life. To nurture it. To encourage it. Because every single day we encounter forces that would rather it went away.”
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On Reading Graphic Novels
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