"The novel as we knew it in the nineteenth century was killed off by Proust and Joyce."

-- Alberto Moravia

#Proust Quotes #Nineteenth Century Quotes #Novel Quotes

“If you accept the idea that photographers, or some of them, are actually artists, then you have to look at their work less as a document of something than as a personal vision of the world.”
“When two men step into the ring, one and only one deserves to win. When you step into the ring, you gotta know you deserve to win. You gotta know destiny owes you victory , cause you trained harder than your opponent. You sparred harder. You ran farther.”
“In the Great War, there is no room for the faint-hearted, the cowardly. A criminal or an anarchist will be better conditioned than a bourgeois, indecisive or cowardly man. They only need a push in the right direction. Only one who is born a hero or a warrior has a place in our order. Only the Lord of the Pure Will can march to the end, breaking in the gates of the City of Eternal Life. Because will, through its perseverance, creates the thing it contemplates. Only the Wild Hordes of Odin and Parsifal will achieve the Graal.”
“Curiosity takes ignorance seriously - and is confident enough to admit when it's in the dark. It is aware of not knowing. And then it sets out to do something about it.”
“True greatness means that, even if you forget what you've done for others, you never forget what others have done for you. It means always doing your utmost to repay debts of gratitude. Such people radiate integrity, depth of character, bigheartedness and charm.”
“Even today with the problems that we face, who would you rather be? Which country would you trade places with?”
“It is freely admitted that this "testing" is far from ideal and could even be described as anecdotal.”
“We can continue our progress as a Nation toward the promise that all people are created equal and that our Nation will treat every person in that spirit.”

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