"I'm fond of human beings, but only one at a time."

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Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A Perilous Advantage: The Best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, p.115, New Victoria Publishers

Natalie Clifford Barney

#Humans Quotes #Sociability Quotes

“Everything matters. Nothing's important.”
“As a child I felt myself to be alone, and I am still, because I know things and must hint at things which others apparently know nothing of, and for the most part do not want to know.”
“Donâ€™t trade the ultimate for the immediate. Donâ€™t settle for less, wait for Godâ€™s best.”
“The best way to keep relationships happy, healthy, and supportive can be summed up in one word: appreciation. What you appreciate, appreciates. When we demonstrate our appreciation for the support we receive from others, it reinforces that behavior and deepens our connection to them.”

Source : Marci Shimoff (2008). “Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy From the Inside Out”, p.254, Simon and Schuster
“It is you who makes me see what I really am.”
“But Fascism cannot continue in a modified form.”
“Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.”

Source : "Kurt Vonnegut Once Sent This Amazing Letter To A High School" by Emily Thomas, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 6, 2014.
“We have to slow the rhythm of rush in our lives so that the best of who are can emerge.”

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