"When we are dead; rugs are no richer than a quick-thorn bed."

-- Theognis of Megara

#Death Quotes #Dying Quotes #Bed Quotes

“What happiness is there which is not purchased with more or less of pain?”
“There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.”
“Imagine the week ahead unfolding in an ever-increasing flow of miracles. Allow the image to sink into your heart. Receive it with a big yes!”
“I was primarily interested in people, and people in action, so that I did nothing photographically in the sense of doing buildings for their own sake or a still life or anything like that.”
“Sometimes I'm not so sure how healthy it is because it's exhausting to put all your emotion into your work, but I guess I should be thankful for that. I don't want the work to be about anything else but the truth and honesty.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“People are ashamed to admit they need a revival.”
“I sometimes think that the universe is a machine designed for the perpetual astonishment of astronomers.”

Source : "Mysterious World (Strange Skies)". TV Series, November 18, 1980.
“Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.”

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