"Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It (Gormenghast trilogy) is a very, very great work ... a classic of our age."

-- Mervyn Peake

#Age Quotes #World Quotes #Able Quotes

“I think ingenuity is part of our DNA. That plus curiosity, plus the willingness to commit.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“When you always want the next thing, every human being becomes a means to an end.”
“Conjunctivitis.com â€” thatâ€™s a site for sore eyes”
“The United States is a rogue state violating international law in many, many ways that California wouldn't have to if it seceded and became a nation.”

Source : Source: www.counterpunch.org
“Sometimes life has a cruel sense of humor, giving you the thing you always wanted at the worst time possible.”

Source : Lisa Kleypas (2015). “The Travis Family Series, Books 1-3: Blue-Eyed Devil, Smooth Taking Stranger and Sugar Daddy”, p.549, St. Martin's Press
“Prior to being mugged I did not feel I had to carry a gun. However, I knew how to shoot a gun very proficiently. As a boy, I used to play cowboys and Indians all the time.”
“The alternative to extinction is stagnation, and stagnation is seldom a good thing.”
“For quite some time, I have wanted to live on the central coast of California and get more involved at Cal Poly, my alma mater; spend more time with my wife and sons; travel to interesting parts of the world; and something I have wanted to do for years-- finish the requirements for my pilot's license.”

Source : "Apple’s Peter Oppenheimer to Retire at the End of September", www.apple.com. March 4, 2014.

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