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I had wanted life not to bother me too much, and had succeeded - and how pitiful that was. - Tony Webster in The Sense of an Ending

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Once, in his first term, Cartwright had been bold enough to ask him why he was clever, what exercises he did to keep his brain fit. Healey had laughed."It's memory, Cartwright, old dear. Memory, the mother of the Muses... at least that's what thingummy said."Who?"You know, what's his name, Greek poet chap. Wrote the Theogony... what was he called? Begins with an 'H'."Homer?"No, dear. Not Homer, the other one. No, it's gone. Anyway. Memory, that's the key. Stephen Fry
Charles Darwin quote: "I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume..."
I see no good reasons why the views given in this volume should shock the religious views of anyone. Charles Darwin
The levelling process is the victory of abstraction over the individual. The levelling process in modern times, corresponds, in reflection, to fate in antiquity. Soren Kierkegaard
Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the violations of our freedom by nature. Camille Paglia
Colin Firth quote: "If you don't mind haunting the margins, I think there is more..."
If you don't mind haunting the margins, I think there is more freedom there. Colin Firth
What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed? Michelangelo
It's more about going to a place inside of me as a woman who knows that I'm never going to have perfection. And that I deserve to be healthy and feel healthy. Carnie Wilson
Judith Light quote: "I know what it feels like to be an outsider."
I know what it feels like to be an outsider. Judith Light
I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time. Lee Child
Charles King quote: "The gift of song is just like... I think music is one of those..."
The gift of song is just like... I think music is one of those true things in this world that is universal. Charles King
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I agreed on condition that we found a completely new concept that had nothing to do with the latest books. Bernard Pivot
Paul Prudhomme quote: "I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers."
I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers. Paul Prudhomme
Bram Stoker quote: "Alone with the dead, I dare not go out!"
Alone with the dead, I dare not go out! Bram Stoker
Marcus Aurelius quote: "Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was..."
Let men see, let them know, a real man, who lives as he was meant to live. Marcus Aurelius
Infinitely more important than sharing one's material wealth is sharing the wealth of ourselves - our time and energy, our passion and commitment, and, above all, our love. William E. Simon