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Would Be Quotes (page 129)

Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful but because it is his. If it were his beauty that enthralled him, he would be set free in a few years by its fading. "After all," sighed Narcissus the hunchback, "on me it looks good. The contemplation of his reflection does not turn Narcissus into Priapus: the spell in which he is trapped is not a desire for himself but the satisfaction of not desiring the nymphs. "I prefer my pistol to my p…," said Narcissus; "it... W. H. Auden
If we were all given by magic the power to read each other's thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be to dissolve all friendships. Bertrand Russell
It would be the most peaceful to love in silence, but there are consciousness and personality, so we have to speak. And then love becomes hell. Albert Camus
In my business, one learns there is a fine line between insanity and genius. We would be wise to give this man a little respect. Dan Brown
If the work of the average man required half the mental agility and readiness of resource of the work of the average prostitute, the average man would be constantly on the verge of starvation. H. L. Mencken
If I were confined to a corner of a garret all my days, like a spider, the world would be just as large to me while I had my thoughts about me. Henry David Thoreau
Willa Cather quote: "how easy it would be to dream one's life out in some cleft in..."
...how easy it would be to dream one's life out in some cleft in the world. Willa Cather
When she went out to the kitchen, I knew she would be getting her Triscuits. That was what she had for her snack at the end of every workday: six Triscuits exactly, because six was the "serving size" listed on the box. She showed a slavish devotion to the concept of a recommended serving size.... Anne Tyler
Some of us have a ragged faith. You cry for a long time, and then after that are defeated and flattened for a long time. Then somehow life starts up again. ... Some aching beauty comes with huge loss, although maybe not right away when it would be helpful. Life is a very powerful force, despite the constant discouragement. So if you are a person with connections to life, a few tendrils eventually break through the sidewalk of loss, and you notice them, maybe space out studying them for a few... Anne Lamott
He was nothing to me and I could have had no foresight then, that he ever would be anything to me, but it happened that I had this opportunity of observing him well. Charles Dickens
It would be deplorable if the special interests had the power to silence those voices in the media that they find uncomfortable. Steig Larsson
Gregory Corso quote: "but if a girl were possibleas I am possiblethen marriage would..."
but if a girl were possibleas I am possiblethen marriage would be possible... Gregory Corso
There was within him a deep unexpressed conviction that all would be well, but that one must not trust to this and still less speak about it, but must only attend to one's own work. And he did his work, giving his whole strength to the task. Leo Tolstoy
Yeah, I know, the Mars thing. I've been meaning to talk to you about that. When did you get the idea it would be cute to carve my dad's cell-phone number on a rock in the middle of Syrtis Major? He hates it when people call me on his phone."Kit gave Nita a resigned look. "Sorry," he said, "I couldn't resist. Diane Duane
Carl Hiaasen quote: "Shreave flicked away the dead mosquito. "Don't these things..."
Shreave flicked away the dead mosquito. "Don't these things carry the bird flu too?"No Boyd, that would be a bird. Carl Hiaasen

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