"The vocabulary of one’s self-criticism is so impoverished and clichéd. We are at our most stupid in our self-hatred."

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Source : Adam Phillips (2017). “In Writing”, p.223, Penguin UK

Adam Phillips

#Stupid Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes #Self Quotes

“Brad Pitt has always been one that I'm very proud of, just because I don't know anybody else who does one.”

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“Thought is the work of the intellect, reverie is its self-indulgence. To substitute day-dreaming for thought is to confuse a poison with a source of nourishment.”
“Musically, he was like an old man in a boy's skin.”
“He doesn't make it so complicated but just really allows the lyric to come through even though there's a lot of production going on. I think that's the key and that's the magic, it's making sure that people could still connect with the lyrics while they're on the dance floor.”
“Either he's dead or my watch has stopped.”
“The Gelaming regarded themselves as a force for good, and in many ways they were, but they were also inexorable and their compassion could often feel like oppression.”

Source : Storm Constantine (2004). “The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure: The First Book of the Wraeththu Histories”, p.454, Macmillan
“A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do. But you'll also want to minimize the use of oils generally, because while olive oil and other vegetable oils are better for your heart than chicken fat, they are as fattening as animal fats.”
“If it weren't for the dark days, we wouldn't know what it is to walk in the light.”

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