"There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can."

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"There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can."

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"Mind of myth sees ghost."

Toba Beta, Indonesian Author

Myth, Mind, Supernatural, Perception

"In the enjoyment of a great myth we come nearest to experiencing as a concrete what can otherwise be understood only as an abstraction."

C. S. Lewis, British Author

Myth, Experience, Understanding, Philosophy

"Were not the gods forms created like me and you, mortal, transient?"

Hermann Hesse, German Novelist

Myth, Mortality, Creation, Human

"O weep for Adonis - He is dead.' 'Peace. He is not dead he doth not sleep - he hath wakened from the dream of life."

Percy Bysshe Shelley, English Poet

Myth, Life, Death, Observation, Dream

"We are for the most part more lonely when we go abroad among men than when we stay in our chambers. A man thinking or working is always alone, let him be where he will."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Myth, Morality, Animals, Meaning

"The ancient Greeks have a knack of wrapping truths in myths."

George Lloyd, English Composer

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"Therapy, as opposed to analysis, is a whole construct of myth, beautiful and creative."

Dennis Potter, British Dramatist

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"The judge like a great ponderous djinn stepped through the fire and the flames delivered him up as if he were in some way native to their element."

Cormac McCarthy, American Writer

Myth, Fire, Power, Symbolism

"Visions from the gods are gifts alone for those who wander."

Roman Payne, American Novelist

Myth, Gift, Spirit, Destiny

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

Lao Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

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"Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of my life. Editors would always talk to you in the third person as though you were merely a piece of merchandise."

Life

"It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If that happens, then I know that I will probably end up doing it."

End

"To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership."

Leadership

"There are no explanations, there are no answers."

Answers

"To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before."

Acting

"Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or something falls apart in the production, or you're working with an actor who's just unbearable."

Actor

"Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional."

Language

"We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story."

Actor

"At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life."

Death

"To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work."

Work