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Michael Ondaatje Quotes

Over the years, confusing fragments, lost corners of stories, have a clearer meaning when seen in a new light, a different place.

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But the cruelest habit the modern prophecy-savans have, is that one of coolly and arbitrarily fitting the prophetic shirt on to the wrong man. They do it without regard to rhyme or reason. Mark Twain
And today more than ever, knowing about that society involves first of all choosing what approach the inquiry will take, and that necessarily means choosing how society can answer. Jean-Francois Lyotard
Maya Angelou quote: "Don't let the man bring you down."
Don't let the man bring you down. Maya Angelou
When we are young... we often experience things in the present with a nostalgia-in-advance, but we seldom guess what we will truly prize years from now. Edmund White
the death of my mother was the thing that made me believe the most deeply in my safety: nothing bad could happen to me, I thought. The worst thing already had. Cheryl Strayed
Only after disaster can we be resurrected. It's only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything. Nothing is static, everything is evolving, everything is falling apart. Chuck Palahniuk
Thomas S. Monson quote: "When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates..."
When faith replaces doubt, when selfless service eliminates selfish striving, the power of God brings to pass His purposes. Thomas S. Monson
Dolores Ibarruri quote: "Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees."
Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees. Dolores Ibarruri
When Jim Donell thought of something to say he said it as often and in as many ways as possible, perhaps because he had very few ideas and had to wring each one dry. Shirley Jackson
Howard Hawks quote: "There's action only if there is danger."
There's action only if there is danger. Howard Hawks
Dave Matthews quote: "Well, I've been in a few car wrecks."
Well, I've been in a few car wrecks. Dave Matthews
You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning. Toots Thielemans
Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked ... Since one must take sides, one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than to be eaten. Napoleon Bonaparte
Jane Austen quote: "If a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to..."
If a woman is partial to a man, and does not endeavour to conceal it, he must find it out. Pride and PrejudiceElizabeth, Jane Austen
I know people who grow old and bitter. I want to keep making a fresh start. I don't want them to defeat me. That would be suicidal. Robert Wyatt