Approach Quote by Lawrence Durrell

“I suppose the secret of his success is in his tremendous idleness which almost approaches the supernatural.” quote by Lawrence Durrell — Download Open image

“I suppose the secret of his success is in his tremendous idleness which almost approaches the supernatural.”

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Science is the poetry of the intellect and poetry the science of the heart's affections.

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Travel can be one of the most rewarding forms of introspection.

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It's unthinkable not to love -you'd have a severe nervous breakdown. Or you'd have to be Philip Larkin.

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“...man is only an extension of the spirit of place.”

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I don't have any particular method, my approach is very simple. I try to understand the emotional graph of the character.

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