"Age overtakes us all; Our temples first; then on o'er cheek and chin, Slowly and surely, creep the frosts of Time. Up and do somewhat, ere thy limbs are sere."

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Source : Theocritus (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Theocritus (Illustrated)”, p.71, Delphi Classics

Theocritus

#Age Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Temples Quotes

“If I die tomorrow, I've done the two hardest things anybody can do in this life with the least amount of security - music and acting - and I've had success in both. I can't really complain. I try not to live my life that way.”
“I think I was making a Stephen Fearing record, and I mentioned to someone that the Tragically Hip were talking to me about working with them. The Canadians in the room couldn't believe it, as if the Beatles were getting back together again and asking me to produce them. I have to say, as an American, it's different; they're not exactly a national treasure here.”
“My mother always said you could eat off her floor; you could eat of my floor too, there's so much food down there.”
“I think I'm more concerned with things that are very big and things that are very small than with all the stuff in between.”

Source : Erlend Loe (2011). “Naïve. Super”, p.75, Canongate Books
“Passion is the beginning of success”
“Coitus can scarcely be said to take place in a vacuum; although of itself it appears a biological and physical activity, it is set so deeply within the larger context of human affairs that it serves as a charged microcosm of the variety of attitudes and values to which culture subscribes. Among other things, it may serve as a model of sexual politics on an individual or personal plane.”
“Music for us is about articulating the feelings you can't put into words.”
“Music is very influential to my writing, as are theater and film.”

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