"Man is a universe in little [ Microcosm ]."

-- Democritus

#Men Quotes #Littles Quotes #Microcosm Quotes

“Things are going so well. Weâ€™re volleying words back and forth. Everything she says, I have something I can say back. Weâ€™re sparking, and part of me just wants to sit back and watch. Weâ€™re clicking. Not because a part of me is fitting into a part of her. But because our words are clicking into each other to form sentences and our sentences are clicking into each other to form dialogue and our dialogue is clicking together to form this scene from this ongoing movie thatâ€™s as comfortable as it is unrehearsed.”
“Someone said I wasn't attractive enough. People say those things, but they make you stronger. Then you can win an Emmy and think, ha, ha, ha.”
“Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.”
“The rest-the vast majority, tens of thousands of days-are unremarkable, repetitive, even monotonous. We glide through them then instantly forget them. We tend not to think about this arithmetic when we look back on our lives. We remember the handful of Big Days and throw away the rest. We organize our long, shapeless lives into tidy little stories...But our lives are mostly made up of junk, of ordinary, forgettable days, and 'The End' is never the end.”

Source : William Landay (2012). “Defending Jacob: A Novel”, p.381, Delacorte Press
“I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is”
“Who can judge another man's suffering?”
“Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.”
“Live, love, wonder, and be nice!”

Source : "Singer-Songwriter José González: Live and Let Live". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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