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Michael Chabon quote: " and because it was a drunken perception, it was perfect,..."

... and because it was a drunken perception, it was perfect, entire, and lasted about half a second.

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Let him who reads forgive the intrusion of a dream into a history of fact. But it came so home to me—I saw it all so clear in a moment, as it were; and, besides, who shall say what proportion of fact, past, present, or to come, may lie in the imagination? What is imagination? Perhaps it is the shadow of the intangible truth, perhaps it is the soul's thought. H. Rider Haggard
Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away. Charles Dickens
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I never heard that it had been anybody’s business to find out what his natural bent was, or where his failings lay, or to adapt any kind of knowledge to him. He had been adapted to the verses and had learnt the art of making them to such perfection. I did doubt whether Richard would not have profited by some one studying him a little, instead of his studying them quite so much. Charles Dickens
Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you the inspiration to become a sportsman. David Beckham
We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him for some reason--" "So he hauled us off to his office and started threatening us with the usual--" "--detention--" "--disembowelment-- J. K. Rowling
In S Club I played a role in a band, but now I can go off and be me - My horizon's wide open now. It's scary and it's daunting, but it's an absolute thrill. I feel brand new! Rachel Stevens
Demetri Martin quote: "The lord works in mysterious ways. Indeed. And a shorter way..."
The lord works in mysterious ways. Indeed. And a shorter way to say that is: God is a sneak Demetri Martin
He had spent most of his lifetime studying the art of medicine and realized now that he would never really understand its mysteries. For medicine is an eternal quest for reasons - causes that explain effects. Science cannot comprehend a miracle. Erich Segal
The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause. Guru Nanak
The rivalry is huge between South Carolina and Clemson. It's major bragging rights; one of the most intense things I've been a part of. William Perry
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Some films clearly seem to divide people. And I do think there's something incredibly exciting about the commonality of us as human beings, which some films are lucky enough to tap into. Tom Hooper
I've had three novels published, and I was working a little bit in theater in Ireland. I wrote one film script just to see what it would turn out like. Neil Jordan