"Nathaniel Philbrick's 'In the Heart of the Sea' has rightfully taken its place as a classic for its literary merits. It has a special place in the cannibalism canon as well."

-- Mitchell Zuckoff

#Taken Quotes #Heart Quotes #Sea Quotes

“If you don't like don't do it. But don't forget that: NO PAIN NO GAIN.”
“Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured.”
“Contrary to popular opinion, classical music does not have to be enjoyed amid exclusive circles, there need not be any snobbishness attached to it. It's there for everyone. I play for the people.”
“All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire.”
“I am like a mariner born and bred on board a buccaneer brig whose soul has become so inured to storm and strife that if cast ashore he would weary and languish no matter how alluring the shady groves and how bright the gentle sun.”
“Poetry today is easier to write but harder to remember.”
“What is reading but silent conversation?”

Source : Walter Savage Landor (1826). “Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen”, p.497
“A good story needs conflict, and virtual reality is a great hypothetical way to create conflict. ... In some ways, the future is going to be more boring than we think.”

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