"Speech isn't for agony."

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Source : Hortense Calisher (2013). “Standard Dreaming: A Novella”, p.76, Open Road Media

Hortense Calisher

#Agony Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Speech Quotes

“I contemplated my greed for peace. And I did not seek tranquillity anymore.”
“The senior members of the royal family work very hard and I don't think people quite realise that.”
“Everyday, day & night, we hear the lies that September 11th is the worst tragedy, worst accident, and worst crime to ever been committed on American soil. We bear witness that the worst crime, the worst tragedy, that has ever taken place on American soil is not September 11th. It's not the twin towers. It's the holocaust that black folks been dealing with for 400 years.”
“Sober up, and you see and hear everything you'd been able to avoid hearing before.”
“One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.”
“I wouldn't call it an addiction. But the truth is, when you join a team as a new professional you encounter a system. As a young rider, older riders let you know how the business works.”
“There are times where excessive innocence seems so monstrous that it becomes hateful.”
“I'm considering going back to school to become a registered dance therapist.”

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