"Tanglewood [summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra] was a place where gods strode the earth."

-- Sarah Caldwell

#Summer Quotes #Home Quotes #Symphony Quotes

“Having nothing, nothing can he lose.”
“If someone claims to have free will, ask them, free from precisely what?”

Source : "The Apophenion: A Chaos Magick Paradigm". Book by Peter J. Carroll, 2008.
“Analysis of rebellion leads at least to the suspicion that, contrary to the postulates of contemporary thought, a human nature does exist, as the Greeks believed. Why rebel if there is nothing permanent in oneself worth preserving? ... Rebellion, though apparently negative, since it creates nothing, is profoundly positive in that it reveals the part of man which must always be defended.”
“If they can shut down ABC News and ABC network programming just because they don't agree on something, it makes you wonder”
“So in my uncertainty, I went to graduate school and there it all happened.”
“I am fairly certain that my independent, high-spirited grandmother must have had a childhood similar to Betsy Ray'sAs I read about the School Entertainment and ice cream socials, about ladies leaving calling cards and the milkman with his horse-drawn wagon, I felt that I was having an unexpected and welcome peek into Granny's childhood-a gift to me from Maud Hart Lovelace”
“Happiness doesn't come from making a fortune and owning lots of possessions. 'Stuff' doesn't bring happiness. Family, friends, good health and the satisfaction that comes from making a positive difference are what really matter.”
“It's not that I like you least [...] it's that I feared you most. The reginita taught me to like you. There was a strange joy to her that lifted my spirits. But you, Quintana of Charyn, you made me love you.”

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