"Problems come and go over time, and to understand why is a difficult historical task. If one wanted to find the origin of a problem, historical research and close attention to texts is what is needed, not unconstrained speculation about the 'pictures' that philosophers must be in the grip of."

-- Tim Crane

#Historical Quotes #Attention Quotes #Philosopher Quotes

“What a lovely display of personhood. He's like a good book cover that grabs your gaze. Read me. I'm fun but smart. You won't be able to put me down.”
“I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique”

Source : The Review of Contemporary Fiction Intreview, www.dalkeyarchive.com. 1996.
“No one likes my books except the public.”
“One day you too may experience what I have experienced. So right away go and practise.”
“My friends, as I have discovered myself, there are no disasters, only opportunities. And, indeed, opportunities for fresh disasters.”

Source : "Trust me, being sacked isn't all bad". Daily Telegraph (p. 26), December 2, 2004.
“Our actions will be at measured pace given the current market turmoil.”
“Painting is marvelous; it makes you happier and more patient. Afterwards you do not have black fingers as with writing, but blue and red ones.”
“Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.”

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