dodinsky – She wanted all or nothing, illogically, irrationally, even though something inside of her knew that nothing would be too hard, and all was impossible
dodinsky – And there will be someone that comes along one day and offers you an entire galaxy when you only excepted a single planet
dodinsky – The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable: they are often wounded sometime destroyed.
dodinsky – That’s why i’m talking to you. You’re one of the rare people who can separate your observation from your preconception. You see what is, where most people see what the expect.
dodinsky – You just hold your head high and keep those fits down, no matter what anybody says to you, don’t let ’em get your goat. Try fightin’ with your head for a change
dodinsky – We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination dedication. Self-discipline, and effort.
dodinsky – The function of the first draft is to help you figure out your story. The function of every draft after that is to figure out the most dramatic way to tell that story
dodinsky – Before i can live with other folks i’ve got to live with myself. The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
dodinsky – I know that things are still uncertain; I know that reality hasn’t gone away. There’ll be explainations and recriminations and mesiness. But right now i’m entwined with a man i think i might love. And i haven’t married the man i know i don’t love. And from where i’m looking, that’s pretty good going, for now.