"Love is the opposite of power. That's why we fear it so much."

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Source : Gregory David Roberts (2004). “Shantaram: A Novel”, p.39, Macmillan

Gregory David Roberts

#Love Is Quotes #Opposites Quotes

“As a general rule, fans and idols should always be kept at arm's length, the length of the arm to be proportionate to the degree of sheer idolatry involved. Don't take a Beatle to lunch. Don't wait up to see if the Easter Bunny is real. Just enjoy the egg hunt.”
“People equate sexy with promiscuous. They think that because I'm shaped this way, I must be scandalous - like running around and bringing men into my hotel room. But it's just the opposite.”
“I hated school. Even to this day, when I see a school bus it's just depressing to me. The poor little kids.”
“Rainy day people all know there's no sorrow they can't rise above.”

Source : Song: Rainy Day People, Album: Cold on the Shoulder, 1975
“The butterfly, a cabbage-white, (His honest idiocy of flight) Will never now, it is too late, Master the art of flying straight.”
“I believe God put that itchy spot on our backs just exactly where we can't reach it in order to encourage us be nice to each other.”
“creative thought seems prone to flower in symbols before it ripens to fruit.”
“Originality is another criterion of aesthetic value. We may formulate an originality principle, according to which highly valuable works of art provide hitherto unavailable insights.... Notice that, although originality is a necessary condition of high aesthetic value, it is far from a sufficient condition. Many original works have little or no aesthetic value. An artwork may present a novel but uninteresting perspective, or one that is original but wrong.”

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