"Dangling in space I realised I could always slip out of the harness. I looked forward to the peace of the great release."

-- Douglas Mawson

#Adventure Quotes #Space Quotes #Harness Quotes

“I found that it wasn't so oddball to like music and poetry and visual arts, they're kindred spirits.”
“The trick of wearing mink is to look as though you were wearing a cloth coat. The trick of wearing a cloth coat is to look as though you are wearing mink.”

Source : In 'Observer' 25 December 1955
“I grew up going to museums. I was privileged to discover art and artists in a very personal way.”
“There are many secrets; donâ€™t try to resolve them all.”
“In 2010, I suggested that if you are a good Muslim with a good conscience, go and look for a better God, and I think that was juvenile of me.”
“Can you understand your own dreams, which arise with mushrooms' rank richness in the night-forests within your skull?”

Source : William T. Vollmann (1993). “The ice-shirt”, Penguin Group USA
“I tend to be more interested in the trend pieces than who got a licensing deal for sunglasses, but that's not surprising.”
“You are spending millions and millions of dollars of other peoples money when you make a movie. You have to at least approach it in a way where you can see how you can make that money back for the people who are investing.”

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