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(on creating a characterization) The intention is always the same. To try to discover life in its entirety, or at least create for yourself the illusion that you have, which might give you some chance of convincing other people of it. It`s the same thing each time, but it requires totally different work in the process of achieving that. You are set on a path that`s strewn with obstacles, but getting over them is the joy of the work. So it`s impossible to think in terms of difficulty: it all seems utterly impossible, but the pleasure is in trying to forge ahead anyway.

- Daniel Day-Lewis

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.

- Virginia Woolf

The whole history of civilization is strewn with creeds and institutions which were invaluable at first, and deadly afterwards.

- African-American Proverb

Having wires strewn across your couch and across the floor is a big deal to a lot of people.

- Alfonso Salinas

It`s a hit strewn business, ... Much like the movie business, you need to come up with something new and exciting. If there are expectations for a product that doesn`t pan out, then you`re in trouble.

- Atsushi Niimi