"Pre-state societies were far more violent than our own."

-- Steven Pinker

#Violent Quotes #States Quotes

“The art of writing is to explain the complications of the human soul with the simplicity that can be universally understood.”

Source : Alan Sillitoe (1988). “The far side of the street: fifteen short stories”
“Your partner cannot read your mind, so talk to your partner about how you're feeling and what you need.”

Source : "Dissatisfied, ladies? Tips to reach the Big O". TODAY interview, www.today.com. November 2, 2007.
“Music is supposed to wash away the dust of everyday life”
“A good kitchen should be sufficiently remote from the principal apartments of the house, that the members, visitors, or guests of the family, may not perceive the odour incident to cooking, or hear the noise of culinary operations.”

Source : Isabella Beeton (2000). “Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management: Abridged edition”, p.101, OUP Oxford
“Nothing can grow under big trees.”
“Although the French were very friendly and helpful. On one location we were to film at the top of the Eiffel Tower but we couldn't, as it was so misty with four inches of snow on the ground. We couldn't see a thing but we finally got it done.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Here I am, a wild beast cut off from his companions.”

Source : Chairil Anwar (1963). “Selected Poems”
“She was the trembler of knees, the spiller of teacups.”

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