“Success is fucking up on your own terms.”
Portland Mercury Q&A http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2010/09/30/a-few-notes-on-guillermo-del-toros-qanda
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Mexican film director 1964Related quotes
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Context: "Heaven is what you mix all the days of your life, but you call it dreams. You have one chance to buy your Heaven with all the intents and ethics of your life. That is why everyone considers Heaven such a lovely place. Because it is dreams, special dreams, in which you exist. What you have to do is live up to them."
"I—" started Griffin, but the wizard cut him off with a blink.
"No, listen, please, because after this, all the magic stops, and you have to do it alone.
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"She. Was. Terrified. She wants me to move home."
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Where the Blue Begins (1922)
