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After decades of night-and-day prayer, I have come to believe that 99 percent of it is just showing up: making the effort to become consciously present to the God who is constantly present to us.
“Just because somebody says something about your character doesn't necessarily mean that it's true. You certainly don't have to come on and live up to those expectations. What someone says can often reveal more about the speaker than the subject.”
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
“Some people, however, say that they do not eat eggs because they do no like them. This is suspicious. Eggs are tremendously flexible and can be prepared in a variety of ways, all of which are different experiences in one's mouth. If you say you do not like eggs, it is like saying you do not like books or light or wearing a ball gown. It means you simply have not found the right kind.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
“There’s no right way of performing Shakespeare. And that’s why the plays are still being done.”
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
“Sorry, Dad," he said. speaking cheerfully and breezily as was his habit no matter what the subject. "Not my fault this time. I was keeping guard over a corpse.”
― Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
― Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
“Status is created by other people's attitude towards you. Titania has a retinue and it's the people around her that give her the status. It's like--was it Tyrone Guthrie who said it to Ian Holm when he was playing Henry V? 'Don't let anyone come within four feet of you.' It's all to do with how other people act in relation to you. That's what gives you the power.”
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
― Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
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