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Words for Day 7

Published by Olly Blackburn

When I write a screenplay I describe a movie that’s already been shot. That’s what I do. — Robert Towne

Words for Day 6

Published by Olly Blackburn

We are all born from the same celestial seed; all of us have the same father, from which the earth, the mother who feeds us, receives clear drops of rain, producing from the bright wheat and lush trees, and the human race, and the species of beasts, offering up foods with which all bodies are […]

Words for Day 5, 2016

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The distinction made between past, present and future is nothing more than a persistent, stubborn illusion. — Albert Einstein

Day 4, 2016

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Practice what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know. — Rembrandt

Day 3, 2016

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You’re not thinking; you’re just being logical. — Niels Bohr

Day 2, 2016

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You don’t get anywhere by not ‘wasting’ time. — Carlo Ravello, The Most Beautiful of Theories

Quote for Day 1, 2016

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We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. — Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night

The Book of Jesus

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Wonderful interview with the great Philip Pullman, on the eve of his Book of Dust, a companion piece to the Northen Light Trilogy. It’s full of thoughts about Blake, Milton, romanticism and religion. But this comment brought on reminiscing about his Christian upbringing really struck me:   What’s your favorite parable? I think the Good […]

It’s Here

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Kristy on Netflix … Oh yes ‘ave at it my droogies.

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From Burnt press blah:   Adam Jones’ (four-time Academy Award® nominee Bradley Cooper) dangerous, drug-fuelled lifestyle has caught up with him and caused him to hit rock bottom, fast. Reeling from his spectacular downfall, Adam leaves Paris with a plan to make a new name for himself in London. Will Adam Jones be able to […]