"A ghost story of which the scene is laid in the twelfth or thirteenth century may succeed in being romantic or poetical: it will never put the reader into the position of saying to himself: "If I'm not careful, something of this kind may happen to me!"

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Source : M. R. James (1987). “Casting the Runes and Other Ghost Stories”, p.647, Oxford Paperbacks

M. R. James

#Ghost Stories Quotes #May Quotes #Succeed Quotes

“He was obviously dead. But since he was a vampire that wasn't as hopless a thing as it might have been.”
“I eat healthy and don't go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates.”
“First of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
“Reading is one of the most individual things that happens. So every reader is going to read a piece in a slightly different way, sometimes a radically different way.”
“Out of 1.6 billion Muslims, perhaps only 300 million actually understand the language of the Koran.”
“She said she married an architect, who kept her warm and safe and dry. She would like to say she loved the man, but she didn't like to lie.”
“I believe the American dream is still alive and that education and entrepreneurship together are its key enablers. Through the years I have observed the power of this combination when the two forces work in tandem. Together they lead to personal success, business success, and societal success.”

Source : Ralph De La Vega (2009). “Obstacles Welcome: How to Turn Adversity into Advantage in Business and in Life”, p.248, Thomas Nelson Inc
“The first sip [of tea] is joy, the second is gladness, the third is serenity, the fourth is madness, the fifth is ecstasy.”

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