"Only another twenty thousand or so days of this to go."

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Source : Alexander Gordon Smith (2010). “Escape from Furnace 1: Lockdown”, p.59, Faber & Faber

Alexander Gordon Smith

#Twenties Quotes #Thousand Quotes

“Anger is a transient hatred; or at least very like it.”
“Nothing in medical literature today communicates the idea that women's bodies are well-designed for birth. Ignorance of the capacities of women's bodies can flourish and quickly spread into the popular culture when the medical profession is unable to distinguish between ancient wisdom and superstitious belief.”
“HARMONISTS, n. A sect of Protestants, now extinct, who came from Europe in the beginning of the last century and were distinguished for the bitterness of their internal controversies and dissensions.”
“It is all very well planning what you will do in six months, what you will do in a year, but itâ€™s no good at all if you donâ€™t have a plan for tomorrow.”
“I don't just want to be successful I want to have fun.”
“Women had to work like slaves in the art world, but a lot of men got to the top through their charm. And it hurt them. To be young and pretty didn't help a woman in the art world, because the social scene, and the buying scene, was in the hands of women â€“ women who had money. They wanted male artists who would come alone and be their charming guests. Rothko could be very charming. It was a court. And the artist buffoons came to the court to entertain, to charm. Now it has changed, now the younger men are in â€“ older women and younger men.”
“Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.”
“It may be that these loan arrangements conform to the letter of the law, but they do not conform to the spirit of the law and to the principle of transparency on which it is based.”

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