“In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasures of reading. It's as if we live our lives in a noisy restaurant and can't have the intimate conversation we most yearn for.” IfsHardReadingOpportunityPleasureAttentionOur LivesLandQuietConversationIntimateRestaurantsDistractionNoisyLand Of OpportunityPleasure Of ReadingIntimate Conversation Book:The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life Source: The Little Guide to Your Well-read Life
“In real life I'm not the character I play in my films. I'm reasonably competent, I work very hard, I'm disciplined, I lead a very middle class life. I work in the mornings, I have lunch, I practise my clarinet, I go to the movies, I eat out in restaurants or watch ball games on television or at the ball games.” RealHardPlayCharacterFilmGamesClassWatchesMorningMiddleTelevisionBallsReal LifeRestaurantsMiddle ClassLunchCompetentPractiseBall GamesClarinetMiddle Class Life Author:Woody Allen
“I studied and worked in a Chinese restaurant to support myself. People would say to me 'Oh you must be missing home', but I had grown up hard. I was so happy to be there. I had never even been in a supermarket before coming to America. At home, my parents wouldn't let me open the refrigerator, because they worried I'd damage the door by opening it too many times.” PeopleHardHomeAmericaParentSupportDoorsMissingLet MeOpeningChineseWorriedDamageRestaurantsSupermarketsRefrigeratorsComing To America Author:Wendi Deng Murdoch