"In real life, you just work for the ordinary self, but in the front of audience you become the superself. That's a completely different thing."

-- Marina Abramovic

#Real Quotes #Self Quotes #Ordinary Quotes

“I don't know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making a happy life for ourselves. Therefore, it is important to discover what will bring about the greatest degree of happiness.”
“She found herself longing for home-not just for the hotel but for New York and all the real novels that she could lose herself in there.”
“Stop expecting others to act first, be the one who makes a positive change.”
“I stopped in the full force of a patch of sunlight in the lobby window and let my skin soak up the energy. I hadnâ€™t realized I needed it until it reached inside and stilled me in a way that only Davidâ€™s touch had been able to achieve. â€œWhy does that feel so good?â€ I asked. â€œAnd donâ€™t tell me itâ€™s because weâ€™ve been shut in a room for days.â€ â€œLike calls to like,â€ he said. â€œYouâ€™re made of fire now.â€ â€œSo Iâ€™m going to feel like this every time I pass an open flame? Great. Firegasm.”
“I wish more and more that health were studied half as much as disease is. Why, with all the endowment of research against cancer is no study made of those who are free from cancer? Why not inquire what foods they eat, what habits of body and mind they cultivate? And why never study animals in health and natural surroundings? Why always sickened and in an environment of strangeness and artificiality?”

Source : "Threescore: The Autobiography of Sarah N. Cleghorn".
“Photographers, like kids, should be seen and not heard.”
“I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.”

Source : "O.J. Simpson: 10 years later". "Dateline" with Katie Couric, www.nbcnews.com. June 18, 2004.
“I have to walk dogs." "Oh," Gansey replied, sounding deflated. "Well, okay." "But it'll only take an hour." "Oh," he repeated, about fourteen shades brighter. "Shall I pick you up, then?”

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