"Quotes"

Cecil 2022-10-19 06:24:13

"Artists really don't paint to satisfy "The market." Artists actually paint to satisfy themselves."


"Why are you laughing at me? You're reminding me of that girl with the glasses that I painted so long ago.

Yeah ? Well, here she ie. And I'll thell you one thing. You're not gonna get my clothes off so easily this time, mister."


"Nowhere is going to have a view like our place. But maybe Ruth and I have seen all the views we need to. Maybe views are for younger people who still have things to look at."


"Why are we moving? What are we chasing? Haven't we bulit a good life?

I only meant to help. I didn't mean to hurt you. You know, you're probably gonna live to be 100. I hope so. I don't wanna live without you. And I really don't care. You know that, right? I don't care if we stay in Brooklyn or we move to Moscow. I just want what's best for you. And us.

Let's go home."


"Those few days were like one big roller coaster ride. And, like most rides, we ended up where we began. Still, it reminded us who we are. What we have. It was worth it, if only for that. Maybe one day we'll sell. Stop climbing the stairs. But Maybe one day we'll sell. Stop climbing the stairs. for now we'll just deal with what is. The important thing is it brought us back here. Together. Back to our senses. And to our home.」

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5 Flights Up quotes

  • Alex Carver: Who would have thought that the whole of my life's work would be worth less than the room it was painted in?

  • [first lines]

    Alex Carver: [narrating] When Ruth and I first moved to Brooklyn, it was like an outpost. To our friends in Manhattan, we might as well have moved to Nebraska. It was out of fashion, but a good place for a struggling artist like me. And we liked it, which was good, because it was all we could afford.