“There is a particular hapiness in giving a man whom you like very much, good food that you have cooked yourself.”
― Out of Africa
― Out of Africa
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer.”
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“You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions.”
― Out of Africa
― Out of Africa
“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― Charlotte’s Web
― Charlotte’s Web
“People who dream when they sleep at night know of a special kind of happiness which the world of the day holds not, a placid ecstasy, and ease of heart, that are like honey on the tongue. They also know that the real glory of dreams lies in their atmosphere of unlimited freedom. It is not the freedom of the dictator, who enforces his own will on the world, but the freedom of the artist, who has no will, who is free of will. The pleasure of the true dreamer does not lie in the substance of the dream, but in this: that there things happen without any interference from his side, and altogether outside his control. Great landscapes create themselves, long splendid views, rich and delicate colours, roads, houses, which he has never seen or heard of...”
― Out of Africa
― Out of Africa
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