“All men love peace in their armchairs after dinner; but they disbelieve the other nations's professions, rightly measuring its sincerity by their own.” MenNationsPeaceDinnerProfessionSincerityMiscellaneousMeasuringArmchairs Book:Memoirs and Letters Source: Memoirs and Letters
“The touch of reality is salvation for the man who smothers amid forms and shadows. A blind man would rejoice in sight though his eyes opened on the carnage of a battlefield.” MenRealityEyeFormHe ManShadowSightBlindSalvationHis EyesRejoiceBattlefieldsBlind ManCarnage Author:Oscar W. Firkins
“I was in a play with Julia Roberts and Paul Newman and Tony Randall.” PlayJuliaNewman Author:Christine Lavin
“I was probably the one who tattled on the class clown. To get in good with the teachers.” ClassTeacherClown Author:Christine Lavin
“I've learned that when someone does something very kind and refuses payment, giving them an engraved Swiss Army knife is never refused!” GivingKindDoeArmyRefuseI've LearnedKnivesPaymentSwissEngravedSwiss Army Knives Author:Christine Lavin
“Like most New Yorkers I was shell-shocked immediately after 9/11 and couldn't put into words what I was feeling.” FeelingsShellsShockedNew Yorkers Author:Christine Lavin
“It is setting goals and trying to be a business person, but at the same time not losing sight of who you are writing songs for and what your goals are as a songwriter. So believe me, if you think I've got it down I don't it is a constant struggle.” IfsThinkingWritingTryingBelievePersonsSongGoalStruggleLosingSightWho You AreConstantSettingSettingsBelieve In MeSongwritersSetting GoalsWriting SongsBusiness PersonConstant Struggle Author:Christine Lavin
“Think it is just a matter of... well look how long it took Shawn Colvin to reach the level that she has. Believe me, that girl has done everything except stand behind the cash register at Tower and take the money.” ThinkingBelieveWellsLooksLongMatterDoneGirlLevelsBehindsCashBelieve In MeTowersRegisterThat Girl Author:Christine Lavin
“Writing a song is like playing a series of downs in football: Lots of rules, timing is crucial, lots of boundaries, lots of protective gear, lots of stopping and starting.” WritingSongFootballSeriesStartingBoundariesCrucialTimingStoppingProtectiveGears Author:Christine Lavin