“Ambition is frequently the only refuge which life has left to the denied or mortified affections. We chide at the grasping eye, the daring wing, the soul that seems to thirst for sovereignty only, and know not that the flight of this ambitious bird has been from a bosom or home that is filled with ashes.” KnowsHas BeensSoulHomeSeemsEyeLeftAmbitionBirdFilledWingsAffectionFlightDeniedDaringAmbitiousAshesRefugeThirstSovereigntyBosomsGrasping Book:Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside Source: Egeria: Or Voices of Thought and Counsel, for the Woods and Wayside
“I started writing an album on flights to Africa and Brazil, but it was crazy because I left the notebook on the plane. It had seven or eight songs in it. After that, I'm not writing any more songs on notebooks - and I keep my Blackberry close!” WritingSongLeftCrazySevenAlbumsEightFlightPlanesNotebookBrazilBlackberries Author:Estelle
“You cannot stay the shell in its flight; after it has left the mortar, it goes on to its mark, and there explodes, dealing destruction all around. Just as little can you stay the consequences of a sin after it has been committed. You may repent of it, you may even be forgiven for it, but still it goes on its deadly and desolating way. It has passed entirely beyond your reach; once done, it cannot be undone.” WayMayLittlesHas BeensStillsDoneLeftSinGoes OnConsequenceDestructionMarkCommittedFlightShellsForgivenRepentUndoneMortar Book:Moses the Law-giver Source: Moses the Law-giver
“At its best, film should be like a ski jump. It should give the viewer the option of taking flight, while the act of jumping is left up to him.” GivingShouldFilmLeftFlightViewersJumpingSkisBest Film Author:Michael Haneke