David

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David’s Quotes

“Of all the icy blasts that blow on love, a request for money is the most chilling.”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

tags: french, greed, love, money

111 likes

“There is a rumour going around that I have found God. I think this is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.”
― Terry Pratchett

1980 likes

“I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.”
― Ellen DeGeneres

tags: animal-protection, animals, deer, humor, hunting, killing, taxidermy

1545 likes

“Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers."

(Il ne faut pas toucher aux idoles: la dorure en reste aux mains.)”
― Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary

tags: disappointment, disillusionment, gilding, idols, touch

570 likes

“If the story you're telling, is the story you're telling, you're in deep shit.”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

tags: screenwriting, writing, writing-craft

42 likes

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