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Worldly Quotes (page 284)

William Shakespeare quote: "the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He..."
the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national William Shakespeare
In the light of the world's attitude toward woman and her duties, the nature of Carrie's mental state deserves consideration. Actions such as hers are measured by an arbitrary scale. Society possesses a conventional standard whereby it judges all things. All men should be good, all women virtuous. Wherefore, villain, hast thou failed? Theodore Dreiser
And so, he knows. He wants, he needs, to do the immoral, irresponsible thing. He wants to let this boy court his own destruction. He wants to commit that cruelty. Or (kinder, gentler version) he doesn't want to reconfirm his allegiance to the realm of the sensible, all the good people who take responsibility, who go to the right and necessary parties, who sell art made of two-by-fours and carpet remnants. He wants, for at least a little while, to live in that other, darker world - Blake's... Michael Cunningham
The thing was, Mitchell now knew what Merton meant, or thought he did. As he took in the marvelous sights, the dusty Polo grounds, the holy cows with their painted horns, he got into the habit of walking around Calcutta in the presence of God. Furthermore, it seemed to Mitchell that this didn't have to be a difficult thing. It was something every child knew how to do, maintain a direct and full conversation with the world. Somehow you forgot about is as you grew up, and had to learn it again. Jeffrey Eugenides
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "He did not know how the world is simplified for kings. To..."
He did not know how the world is simplified for kings. To them, all men are subjects. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Each evening, I ached for the shelter of my tent, for the smallest sense that something was shielding me from the entire rest of the world, keeping me safe not from danger, but from vastness itself. I loved the dim, clammy dark of my tent, the cozy familiarity of the way I arranged my few belongings all around me each night. Cheryl Strayed
Walter Mosley quote: "But at night we began dreaming of Man's perfect world without..."
But at night we began dreaming of Man's perfect world without humanity (57) Walter Mosley
But writers INVITE ghosts, maybe; along with actors andartists, they are the only totally accepted mediums of our society. They make worlds that neverwere, populate them with people who never existed, and then invite us to join them in theirfantasies. And we do it, don't we? Yes. We PAY to do it. Stephen King
She Knows three things:(a) that men are less treacherous than women;(b) that they never notice what a woman is wearing because they're always mentally undressing her,(c) that as long as you've got breasts, thighs, buttocks and belly in good trim, you can conquer the world. Paulo Coelho
Nearly everyone in the world has appetites and impulses, trigger emotions, islands of selfishness, lusts just beneath the surface. John Steinbeck
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. Jane Austen
Brian Jones quote: "When this you see, remember me and bear in your mind-may all..."
When this you see, remember me and bear in your mind-may all the world say what it may, speak of me as you find. Brian Jones
Life is chaotic and unpredictable. If a butterfly flaps its wings in one part of the world, it could cause people at the opposite end of the globe to watch a Discovery Channel special on butterflies Stephen Colbert
Norton Juster quote: "And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you..."
And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer. Norton Juster
Wanted, a man who will not lose his individuality in a crowd, a man who has the courage of his convictions, who is not afraid to say "No," though all the world say "Yes. Orison Swett Marden

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