"The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)"

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Source : Letter to John Wilkes, 16 Mar. 1759

Tobias Smollett

#Literature Quotes

“note the similarities with buddhism a buddhist who has achieved nirvana is not sad primarily because it does not know the concept of sad [...]”
“Require... electoral votes to be allocated in proportion to the popular votes”
“And we danced, and we drankAnd I've seen something you probably never got the chance to seeDon't worry, MaryCause I'm taking care of DannyAnd he's taking care of me”
“Even as a kid in drawing class, I had real ambition. I wanted to be the best in the class, but there was always some other feller who was better; so I thought, It cant be about being the best, it has to be about the drawing itself, what you do with it. Thats kind of stuck with me.”

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“Often, architects work too hard trying to make their buildings look different. It's like we're actors let loose on a stage, all speaking our parts at the same time in our own private languages without an audience.”
“Every time an Arab leader truly wanted peace, they got it. If the Palestinians truly want peace, we will make peace.”
“The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods.”
“Because she knows what it's like to live in a world of black, and black, and the tiny bit of white, but when she escaped it, she didn't find the rainbow of colors, the dresses, the singing, the dancing. She only found ugliness.”

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