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“Boredom is the inner conflict we suffer when we lose desire, when we lack a lacking.”
― Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
― Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
“Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests.”
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“Happiness is a garden walled with glass: there's no way in or out. In Paradise there are no stories, because there are no journeys. It's loss and regret and misery and yearning that drive the story forward, along its twisted road.”
― The Blind Assassin
― The Blind Assassin
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