Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Sonya Levien

Explore popular quotes and sayings by Sonya Levien.
Last updated on November 26, 2024.
Sonya Levien

Sonya Levien was a Russian-born American screenwriter. She became one of the highest earning female screenwriters in Hollywood in the 1930s and would help a number of directors and film stars transition from silent films to talkies. In 1955 she received an Academy Award for her screenplay Interrupted Melody.

The ugly is very appealing to man. It's instinct. One shrinks from the ugly, yet wants to look at it. There's a devilish fascination in it. We extract pleasure from horror.
Small things have a way of overmastering the great. This small press can destroy a kingdom.
Good intentions are not enough. They've never put an onion in the soup yet. — © Sonya Levien
Good intentions are not enough. They've never put an onion in the soup yet.
All over France, in every city there stand cathedrals like this one, triumphant monuments of the past. They tower over the homes of our people like mighty guardians, keeping alive the invincible faith of the Christian. Every arch, every column, every statue is a carved leaf out of our history, a book in stone, glorifying the spirit of France.
Love is to be two and at the same time one.
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