We thought we were being mature when we were only being safe. We imagined we were being responsible but were only being… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting,… — Mary Grandpre Copy Share Image
For the most part, I think video games do a good job of capturing the essence of boxing. However, I'd like to… — Sugar Ray Leonard Copy Share Image
“Power is not a means; it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
I have this certain vision of the way I want my comics to look; this sort of photographic realism, but with a… — Daniel Clowes Copy Share Image
Scholars, who pride themselves on speaking their minds, often engage in a form of self-censorship which is called "realism." To be "realistic"… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
No sane man can be happy, for to him life is real, and he sees what a fearful thing it is. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Each time I'm starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I… — Arnaud Desplechin Copy Share Image
Imagination helps the realism of every detail, and only sees the beauties of the work. — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
Realism has to be such high quality, you can't fake it. It's all hanging out there like the laundry. — Nelson Shanks Copy Share Image
I know a thing or two about rich girls hearts. Everyone treats them like a princess, but what they need is a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We're capable of understanding that someone has to drop an atomic bomb on a town of innocent civilians, but not that others… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[T]he next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you'll discover… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
'Martha Marcy May Marlene' is excellent. I adore how the film is both grounded in realism and, at the same time, it… — Paul G. Tremblay Copy Share Image
Fake realism is the escapist literature of our time. And probably the ultimate escapist reading is that masterpiece of total unreality, the… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
If literary terms were about artistic merit and not the rules of convenience, about achievement and not safety, the term 'realism' would… — Charles J. Shields Copy Share Image
Characters on stage should be flat, like clothes in a fashion show: what you get should be no more than what you… — Elfriede Jelinek Copy Share Image
A realist is an idealist who has gone through the fire and been purified. A skeptic is an idealist who has gone… — Warren W. Wiersbe Copy Share Image