"I think most interesting people are socially awkward even if they're able to hide it most of the time. If Henry Darger hadn't been a shut-in would we love him so much? Any act that we do in private is amazing and profound because it is private. You don't have to worry about being socially awkward in the privacy of your own home... well, unless I show up."

-- Laurel Nakadate

#Home Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Variation must be taken as random until there is positive evidence to the contrary.”
“Odd how clear it suddenly became, once a person had died, that the body was the very least of him.”

Source : Anne Tyler (1991). “Anne Tyler: a new collection : three complete novels”, Outlet
“Donald Trump may undermine some of the traditional checks on the presidency: the press in particular, but also the various government and Congressional ethics bodies, as well as the career civil service.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“Shaving is a way to start the workday by ritually not cutting your throat when you've the chance.”

Source : Ben Lerner (2014). “10:04”, p.127, Granta Books
“All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resent domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger.”
“...So Englishmen saw it. Lincoln's insincerity was regarded as proven by two things: his earlier denial of any lawful right or wish to free the slaves; and, especially, his not freeing the slaves in 'loyal' Kentucky and other United States areas or even in Confederate areas occupied by United States troops, such as New Orleans.”
“My work... is my legacy.”

Source : Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi Swayze (2009). “The Time of My Life”, p.216, Simon and Schuster
“First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game”

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