"The English love for privacy is proverbial, and has not been exaggerated. A stranger who strikes up a conversation is looked upon with suspicion - unless he happens to be an American, when his ignorance of good manners is indulged."

-- Henry Steele Commager

#Ignorance Quotes #Good Man Quotes #Privacy Quotes

“Here's one more from my limited experience with all 3 fields: A writer creates life; a poet creates magic from life; a philosopher tries to understand life.”
“There had to be dark and muddy waters so that the sun could have something to background it's flashing glory.”
“Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.”
“Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.”
“You know the oxygen masks on airplanes? I don't think there's really any oxygen. I think they're just to muffle the screams.”
“The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.”
“I think that obstacles lead to growth and ultimately, the most learning I've done in my life is between jobs.”
“Statuettes of drunken sailors, velvet pictures of island maidens, plastic seashell lamps made in Taiwan. What contempt the people who think up souvenirs have for other people.”

Source : Diane Johnson (1993). “Natural opium: some travelers' tales”, Alfred A. Knopf

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