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That pleasure which is at once the most intense, the most elevating, and the most pure, is, I believe, found in the contemplation of the beautiful. Edgar Allan Poe
But the boredom of Frau Spatz had by now reached that pitch where it distorts the countenance of man, makes the eyes protrude from the head, and lends the features a corpselike and terrifying aspect. More than that, this music acted on the nerves that controlled her digestion, producing in her dyspeptic organism such malaise that she was really afraid she would have an attack. Thomas Mann
A time splashed with interest, wounded with tragedy, crevassed with joy- that’s the time that seems long in the memory. And this is right when you think about it. Eventlessness has no posts to drape duration on. From nothing to nothing is no time at all. John Steinbeck
Goodman Ace quote: "I keep reading between the lies."
I keep reading between the lies. Goodman Ace
Like, every couple of months you read, they rewrite, you come back in, they've animated more stuff - they usually videotape you while you're reading it - so they'll incorporate some gestures and some facial expressions into it. John Goodman
Jim Lehrer quote: "Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've..."
Most of the gaffes I've made have not been funny - they've been stupid. Jim Lehrer
When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about. Albert Einstein
George Carlin quote: "If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?"
If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? George Carlin
It's obviously nerve-wracking, because I don't know the ropes really, William is obviously used to it, but I'm willing to learn quickly and work hard. Kate Middleton
Maynard James Keenan quote: "After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal..."
After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands. Maynard James Keenan
Jayne Mansfield quote: "I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the..."
I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me. Jayne Mansfield
Certain people want to see me solely as a pop act, but there are many different sides to Christina Aguilera besides the pop girl. Christina Aguilera
The world demands I make good choices on no information, and then blames my maidenhood for my mistakes, as if my maidenhood were responsible for my ignorance. Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid. Lois McMaster Bujold
Quintilian quote: "Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however..."
Men, even when alone, lighten their labors by song, however rude it may be. Quintilian
From this outer edge of his life, looking back, there was only one remorse, and that was only that he wished to go on living. Did all dying people feel this way, as if they had never lived? Did life seem that short, indeed, over and done before you took a breath? Did it seem this abrupt and impossible to everyone, or only to himself, here, now, with a few hours left to him for thought and deliberation? Ray Bradbury