"The well-known fact that the form of a specific substance, e.g. water, and hence its properties can alter without a change in composition was disposed of by the formal view that a physical, not a chemical, process was involved."

-- Wilhelm Ostwald

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“Cleverness is like rouge - liberal application makes a woman look common and desperate. Wit is knowing how to apply it.”
“I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.”
“Drawing on a computer doesn't make any sense to me. It's not intuitive.”
“People who are harder to love pose a challenge, and the challenge makes them easier to love. You're driven to love them. People who want their love easy don't really want love.”

Source : Rachel Kushner (2014). “The Flamethrowers: A Novel”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“I feel like I'm just a woman like every woman. We have our doubts, which is better, because I always prefer to stay humble about everything.”
“I believe deeply that children are more powerful than oil, more beautiful than rivers, more precious than any other natural resource a country can have. I feel that the most rewarding thing I have ever done in my life is to be associated with UNICEF.”
“I wouldn't touch Chimbonda with a barn door”
“I wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed moreâ€¦ safe.”

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