"I love not to be choked with other men's thoughts."

-- George Eliot

“We simply prefer to deny death or tragedy at all costs and, with it, a fundamental aspect of life. We do this instead of acknowledging that suffering represents one of the strongest incentives of life, which is the base of human solidarity and what brings intensity to happiness.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“Sometimes I sing and dance around the house in my underwear. Doesn't make me Madonna. Never will.”
“It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.”

Source : John Gierach (2011). “No Shortage of Good Days”, p.166, Simon and Schuster
“I spoke to Tom's [Hardy] manager and said, "While we're talking about Taboo, do you mind if I also mention this film project that I've got, which is called Locke, and I need Tom to play the lead." And we spoke about both in that meeting and in the end the deal was that I would do Taboo if he did Locke and vice versa.”
“I hope that I'm not the type of person who, standing at the doorway to hell, strikes a heroic pose and then starts frowning with indecision.”

Source : "Liu Xiaobo: China's Poet-Dissident" by Suzanne Nossel, www.politico.com. December 28, 2017.
“All those spices and herbs in your spice rack can do more than provide calorie-free, natural flavorings to enhance and make food delicious. Theyre also an incredible source of antioxidants and help rev up your metabolism and improve your health at the same time.”
“It’s this perspective of us as humans to look at our world through the lens of ‘normal’ [that] is one of the forces that stops us developing real solutions.”
“I'm definitely attracted to the idea of people that have these big aspirations that the audience know might never happen, but they're lost in them.”

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