Quotations

"As a musician I tell you that if you were to suppress adultery, fanaticism, crime, evil, the supernatural, there would no longer be the means for writing one note."

— Georges Bizet, French composer, born 1838

"If you can write it, I can be it."

— Karen Black, American actress, born July 1, 1939

"There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow."

— Karen Black, American actress, born 1939

"I love playing strong women, even if they are nuts."

— Karen Black, American actress, born 1939

"Early in life, when I first saw waterlilies on the ripples of a lake, I didn't think they were flowers which grew from the water, but rather flowers which were mirrored from the shore into the lake. So many flowers grow in the silent waters of our souls, and they unfold their petals over the glaze of our consciousness: they grow from within us, but we think them reflections from the external world."

— Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, born 1895

"Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing."

— David Blaine, American magician, born 1973

"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"He whose face gives no light, shall never become a star."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"If the Sun and Moon should ever doubt, they'd immediately go out."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"We are put on earth for a little space that we may learn to bear the beams of love."

— William Blake, English poet, born 1757

"If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously."

— Cate Blanchett, Australian actress, born May 14, 1969

"You know you've made it when you've been molded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls - it's a bit scary, actually."

— Cate Blanchett, Australian actress, born 1969