"When evening quickens in the street, comes a pause in the day's occupation that is known as the cocktail hour. It marks the lifeward turn. The heart wakens from coma and its dyspnea ends. Its strengthening pulse is to cross over into campground, to believe that the world has not been altogether lost or, if lost, then not altogether in vain."

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Source : 1951 The Hour.

Bernard DeVoto

#Believe Quotes #Heart Quotes #Pulse Quotes

“I won't let the sun go down on me.”

Source : Song: I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Album: Human Racing
“Art on the contrary sought this harmony in practice (of art itself). More and more in its creations it has given inwardness to that what surrounds us in nature, until, in Neo-Plasticism, nature is no longer dominant. This achievement of balance may prepare the way for the fulfilment of man and signal the end of (what we call) art. (1921/23”
“I dreamt of being an actor ever since I was young.”
“O my God, if Thy creations are so full of beauty, delight and joy, how infinitely more full of beauty, delight and joy art Thou Thyself, Creator of all!”
“I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing, cooking, welding, auto-shop. All these things you can turn into careers. How can you get interested in these careers if you don't try them on a little bit?”
“Love does not appear with any warning signs. You fall into it as if pushed from a high diving board. No time to think about what's happening. It's inevitable. An event you can't control. A crazy, heart-stopping, roller-coaster ride that just has to take its course.”

Source : Jackie Collins (2013). “Lucky”, p.524, Chances Inc.
“I'm really focused on my research almost 100 percent. That, and my family and kids.”
“Coming from an Asian culture, I was always taught to respect my elders, to be a better listener than a talker.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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