"We waltzed Lisztlessly."

-- Karen Elizabeth Gordon

“I did say I don't feel as worthy as so many of the recipients ... He said he'd seen some of my work, which is amazing, and was a fan of Gavin and Stacey.”
“Love is a wonderful thing, my dear, but it leaves you wide open for blackmail.”

Source : Jasper Fforde (2003). “Lost in a Good Book”, Viking Adult
“Let us not give in to pessimism, to that bitterness that the devil offers us every day.”
“From the early days of the telegraph, to be a telegrapher was a job, and there weren't many of those folks. They could recognize each other's style by their dots and dashes.”
“I never ever see a film of mine after I release it to the public. I see it when I shoot it in my dailies and while I'm editing it, re-editing it and reshooting it and all that. By the time it's finished I never want to see it again.”
“The value of solitude - one of its values - is, of course, that there is nothing to cushion against attacks from within, just as there is nothing to help balance at times of particular stress or depression...”
“I beg young people to travel...”
“No one on his deathbed ever said, "I wish I had spent more time on my business."”

Source : Paul Tsongas (1992). “Heading Home”, Vintage

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