"The wrong way always seems the more reasonable."

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Source : "The Bending of the Bough". book by George A. Moore, Act IV, 1900.

George A. Moore

“That's the paradox: the only time most people feel alive is when they're suffering, when something overwhelms their ordinary, careful armour, and the naked child is flung out onto the world. That's why the things that are worst to undergo are best to remember. But when that child gets buried away under their adaptive and protective shellsâ€”he becomes one of the walking dead, a monster.”

Source : Ted Hughes, Christopher Reid (2008). “Letters of Ted Hughes”, Farrar Straus & Giroux
“People are much more fascinated by your interests than they are by your opinions.”

Source : Arlene Francis (1960). “That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm”
“The spirit needs several sorts of food of which knowledge is only one.”
“The best way to defend the bombers is to catch the enemy before it his in position to attack. Catch them when they are taking off, or when they are climbing, or when they are forming up. Don't think you can defend the bomber by circling around him. It's good for the bombers morale, and bad for tactics.”
“I have found myself writing poetry shortly after I retired. Which I hadn't done in forty years.”

Source : Source: www.identitytheory.com
“The minute viewers callin or write about your looks, they were not listening to what you were saying.”
“I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes.”
“I studied Italian five hours a day for many months to ensure I could communicate with the players, media and fans. [Claudio] Ranieri had been in England for five years and still struggled to say â€˜good morningâ€™ and â€˜good afternoon.'”

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