Forced Depth

Famous quotes containing the words forced and/or depth:

“Paul: Did you have fun as a kid?
Jeanne: It’s the most beautiful thing.
Paul: Is it beautiful to be made into a tattletale, or forced to admire authority, or sell yourself for a piece of candy?”
—Bernardo Bertolucci (b. 1940)

“The depth and strength of a human character are defined by its moral reserves. People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life, for only then do they have to fall back on their reserves.”
—Leon Trotsky (1879–1940)