C. Elizabeth Quotes

If I pull from places of faith, joy and gratitude, then I have the wind of creativity behind me. And, my work in the world is much more effective.

T is the summer prime, when the noiseless air in perfumed chalice lies.

White wing'd angels meet the child On the vestibule of life.

When I was 10, my school did Romeo and Juliet. I was Juliet, and that was, like, the biggest deal ever. I was completely obsessed with the role.

We're disappointed because you think the neighborhood is safe, it's very quiet here.

Yes, this is life; and everywhere we meet, Not victor crowns, but wailings of defeat.

Love is itself an expression of strength.

Normally as an actress you're constantly worried that people think you don't look good enough. It's just like an unnecessary stress that's just frustrating.

Love is the light that casts no shadow.

As subtle and universally pervasive as gravity, love touches everything, and enhances everything it touches.

Understanding someone, and loving him despite that understanding, is a trait more often found in angels than in mankind.

Spain- a great whale stranded on the shores of Europe.

Poignant, earthy, intensely human, Letters From A Stranger is a love story that is as unusual and courageous as its characters.

Sometimes the best part in life is an accident that goes right.

Show me your dreams. Let me make them come true.

How few women have any history after the age of thirty!

Some people are born for the city. I'm not one of them.

If you're not going to get any wiser, what's the point of getting older?

How long can a man live on the outside before he loses his ability to love? How long before there's no more hope?

It isn't the sign of a good sport to go out among other people when one has a cold: it is the sign of a selfish and ill-advised person.

We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise, And the door stood open at our feast, When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes, And a man with his back to the East.

Somewhere deep down in us is stored the secret, and when we are digging in the wrong place, we know it. The secret wants to be discovered and will not let us go in peace a way that is not ours.

Childbirth calls into question our very existence, requiring an expectant couple to confront not only new life but death, pain, fear and, most of all, change.

Is this wide world not large enough to fill thee,Nor Nature, nor that deep man's Nature, Art?Are they too thin, too weak and poor to still thee,Thou little heart?

I want to be inspired by the characters that I play and excited by the projects that I do.

I was always a performing arts kid in general - but I felt like my ultimate goal was to be an actress and be in films.

I think the damned souls in hell must spend half their time wondering what it was that they really meant to do.

Sometimes you need to live with a painting for a while. Starting a painting can be easy, but finishing it... that's the skill of the painter, how you finally know when it's done.

All I can say is that when I paint, I am looking at things that are in the world.

I realized that the people weren't just characters but they were people and they were getting to do something that was so fun and I wanted to be a part of it.

What do dogs want? They want each other. Human beings are merely a cynomorphic substitute.

In truth, most of us don't know our cats.

The fruits of the tree of Knowledge are various; he must be strong indeed who can digest all of them.

No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen.

Where is delight? and what are pleasures now?-Moths that a garment fret.The world is turned memorial, crying, "ThouShalt not forget!

I revear all the gods but those that delight in cruelty. If Ra's light is kindly in your eyes than may his light shine on us all.

You're literally sized up with measuring tape as a 13- or 14-year-old girl. I wanted to opt out of that experience.

I used to not back down from a challenge.

My personal sense of humor is edgy, I would say more cable-like: words you're not allowed to say, ideas that the majority of people might say, "That's too risqué for me."

It's surprising to a lot of people because ballerinas look so long, but it's more of a proportion thing. Their legs are long in proportion to their body but in reality they're very tiny.

There are obviously people who want to be very niche, but I think for the most part everybody is trying to reach a larger audience.

I found my way into the indie world a bit late in my career, but it was something that I was really passionate about doing.

I'm not one of those actors that hates press and gets really groan-y about it - I always like talking about films.

Why do British people make such good TV? It's so annoying. Stop it. Is it because they have free health care? Uggh.

I've never worn incredible clothes - I'm not used to playing someone so put together and fashionable.

I like the Beatles, of course, but that's when I grew up.

I was really freaked out when I heard that Cookie Monster was going to be changed to Veggie Monster, but that turned out to be a lie.

I think they should create a holiday for friends-with-benefits relationships. Because I feel like Valentine's Day is, maybe it's a day to stay home and cry.

But, yes, I learned everything working in theater. I learned the importance of community - I was constantly going to play readings, stand-up nights, improv. nights.

I think a lot of the romantic comedies need to catch up with what's actually kind of happening.