"What I see is not what I am looking at but what I am looking with. And so my first and principal duty...is to find my eyes of love."

-- Dan Jones

#Eye Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Duty Quotes

“It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.”

Source : ALAN PATON (1968). “Cry, the Beloved Country”
“I didn't feel physically sick. But mentally. My mind was twisting in so many ways. (...) We once saw a documentary on migraines. One of the men interviewed used to fall on his knees and bang his head against the floor, over and over during attacks. This diverted the pain from deep inside his brain, where he couldn't reach it, to a pain outside that he had control over.”
“First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how they feel about it. Which means I'm interested in romance fiction. I was drawn to it, as both a reader and a writer, at the very beginning of my career. It's my kind of storytelling.”
“My father said, Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right?”
“I really am a thinker. I don't do things rash. I know some of the things I've said or the way I act seem rash. But I do take ownership of it. I don't say things I don't mean.”
“I never cry about what I don't have. I'm always positive.”
“Good nonsense is good sense in disguise.”
“I'm happy with the way I look, but I'm not Hollywood beautiful.”

You may also like:

Eleanor of Aquitaine
Duke of Aquitaine
Ian Mortimer
Writer
James Runcie
Novelist
Laini Taylor
Author
Markus Zusak
Writer
Matthew Engel
Writer
S.J. Watson
Writer
Sharon Kay Penman
Novelist
Steven Saylor
Author