“When you try to be everything to everyone, you accomplish being nothing to anyone” Quote by Bonnie Gillespie
“Everything encourages you not to tell stories of gay lives. There is no economy yet for that kind of cinema.” KindStoriesEconomyGayCinemaGay Life Author:Ira Sachs
“How is it possible on the one hand, for example, to behave as if nothing on earth were more important than literature, and on the other fail to see that wherever one looks, people are struggling against hunger and will necessarily consider that the most important thing is what they earn at the end of the month? Because this is where he (the writer) is confronted with a new paradox: while all he wanted was to write for those who are hungry, he now discovers that it is only those who have plenty to eat who have the leisure to take notice of his existence.” PeopleIfsWritingLooksImportantEndsHandsWantedEarthLiteratureExistenceStruggleFailingExampleMonthsImportant ThingsHungerHungryPlentyBehaveParadoxLeisure Author:Stig Dagerman
“I never dreamt that I would do all the things that I have done. But things just happened to me all the time.” DoneHappened Author:China Machado
“I wonder if it is harder for a woman who was beautiful to get older or a woman who was never looked at.” IfsBeautifulWonderHarder Author:China Machado
“I take off my makeup with Ponds cold cream, and then I wash myself with gentle soap and water, and that's it.” WaterColdGentleMakeupCreamSoapPondsSoap And Water Author:China Machado
“I'm not an outdoor girl. I can barely swim. I don't ride a horse.” I CanGirlHorseSwim Author:China Machado
“I am China, pronounced as Chee-na. And I think it's time the world lets older women age gracefully.” ThinkingWorldAgeChinaOlder Women Author:China Machado
“Originally a stylist took terrible dresses and did everything she could to make them wonderful. Now, you create an image. It's much more specialized.” WonderfulTerribleDressesStylist Author:China Machado