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“How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.”
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“Dreams disdain fine lines and finishing touches on landscapes – they content themselves with thick but representative brushstrokes.”
Source : Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (2010). “The Devil's Church and Other Stories”, p.13, University of Texas Press
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“I distinguish two types of human beings, Love people, who love the sky and the flowers, and Power People, who are essentially sold on naked power.”
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“I read a lot of articles about young women in the resistance. All of a sudden, I felt that if I go too much into this horror, then I won't be able to start as a fresh character.”
Source : "Carice van Houten Talks to Cole Smithey About Making Paul Verhoeven's 'Black Book'". Interview with Cole Smithey, www.colesmithey.com. April 1, 2007.
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“I am a big believer that orderliness begets wealth.”
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“The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another I is beginning.”
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“First rule of politics: you can't win unless you're on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.”
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“Some people would be discontented in Paradise, others ... are cheerful in a graveyard.”