“I also really loved the sea when I was young, when I lived in Sicily, but unfortunately the sea here has been reduced to a trash dump. It's a horrible pain going to the beach; you risk getting an infection or getting tar all over you.” Has BeensPainYoungRiskSeaHorribleBeachOver YouTrashDumpInfectionGoing To The Beach Author:Dacia Maraini
“A winter without snow seems depressing, lacking.” SeemsWinterSnowDepressingLacking Author:Dacia Maraini
“What strikes me most of all in Christian culture, which is supposed to be concerned with the rights of the weakest, is the lack of regard toward animals. Maybe because they're thought to be soulless.” ChristianCultureAnimalRightsConcernedRegardStrikesSupposed To BeSoulless Author:Dacia Maraini
“Writing is a solitary activity, it requires isolation and silence.” WritingSilenceActivityIsolationSolitary Author:Dacia Maraini
“Falling in love with a story is like falling in love with a person. It tends to occupy your life, your thoughts. You can't do anything else for a long time.” PersonsLongStoriesFallLong TimeFalling In Love Author:Dacia Maraini
“I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.” PayClubsComedian Author:Tom Green
“I always try to approach things from the point of authenticity. I've done that for my short films, working with non-actors from the real environments where you go exploring and placing them into the cast alongside professional actors.” TryingRealDoneFilmActorsEnvironmentApproachCastsAuthenticityExploringShort Films Author:Tom Green
“It's hard to have any moral authority over a group of drunken college students when you have never had a beer and never been laid.” HardMoralGroupsStudentsCollegeAuthorityBeerCollege StudentsMoral Authority Author:Tom Green
“I think I always enjoyed the energy of a crowd, of being onstage. It started when I was even younger doing public speaking at school and just kept going from there.” ThinkingSchoolEnergyCrowdsEnjoyedPublic Speaking Author:Tom Green