"Concepts and intellectual devices or chops can't mask or conceal an underlying lack of emotive power."

-- Gerard Cox

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“Stand aside, and try not to catch fire if I shed sparks of genius.”

Source : Scott Lynch (2015). “The Gentleman Bastard Series 3-Book Bundle: The Lies of Locke Lamora, Red Seas Under Red Skies, The Republic of Thieves”, p.1958, Del Rey
“There are things that have to be forgotten if you want to go on living.”

Source : Jim Thompson (1997). “Crime novels: American noir of the 1950s”
“Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person.”
“Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.”
“All the world can be found in poetry. All you need to see and hear. All the moments, good and bad, joyous and sad.”

Source : Patricia Maclachlan (2009). “Baby”, p.61, Yearling
“But successful investors tend to be not too self-destructive. They tend to be patient, they tend not to follow the crowd, and they tend not to be too guilty about winning.”
“If you ask me if I think I will be sober in 24 hours time I can say yes, but in two years I can't tell you. I could be dead.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Before we can pray for God's blessing, we should ask ourselves if our disobedience could hinder his blessing.”

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