"Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense"

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Source : David Thorne (2011). “The Internet is a Playground: Irreverent Correspondences of an Evil Online Genius”, p.38, Penguin

David Thorne

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“Occasionally, I just need to escape from my work or be reminded of the comparative bliss of my own life, so I pick up a novel.”
“If one cannot imagine Obama saying such a thing -Â€Â” well, he didn't.”

Source : "Obama's disconnected, out of touch, in denial State of the Union" by Byron York, www.washingtonexaminer.com. January 21, 2015.
“I have tried to avoid long numerical computations, thereby following Riemann's postulate that proofs should be given through ideas and not voluminous computations.”
“Young people can listen to music at any moment in the day or night. Which is great, but I think it kind of devalues it as well. They don't feel the need to own it. They certainly don't feel the need to pay for it. I'd have to save up for weeks to buy an album when I was a kid, and that made it even more great for me when I finally got that thing in my hand.”
“I plan to learn enough to read you like a book.”

Source : Sylvia Brownrigg (2011). “Pages for You”, p.66, Pan Macmillan
“The secret to a long marriage in the film industry? Marry someone wonderful, as I did. And always have her come along on location.”
“I like writing sentences. It's tactile and exciting. Whereas working at the level of the scene is a more cerebral pleasure.”
“Itâ€™s natural to overlook and even sacrifice the things that belong to us most easily most gracefully. So hereâ€™s me asking you to please not make that mistake.”

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