"I remember the average curate at home as something between a eunuch and a snigger."

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Source : 'The Flower Beneath the Foot' (1923) ch. 4

Ronald Firbank

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“The final goal ... is to grasp the native's point of view, his relation to life, to realise his vision of his world.”

Source : Bronisław Malinowski (2016). “Argonauts of the Western Pacific”, p.60, Booklassic
“in all codependent relationships, the rescuer needs the victim as much as the victim needs the rescuer.”
“If we act together on the drug problem, with a comprehensive vision devoid of ideological or political biases, we will be able to prevent much harm and violence!”

Source : "Guatemalan President Praises Colorado and Washington for Marijuana Legalization at UN Speech" By Daniel Robelo, www.huffingtonpost.com.
“When you're writing for the screen, you have to be hyper-conscious every moment of how the audience is going to react. If you write just one scene where the audience is confused or it breaks their concentration in some way, then you've lost them, and you might never get them back.”
“The camera was waiting for me by predestination and I took to it as a musician takes to the piano or a painter to canvas. I found that I was master of the elements, that I could work miracles.”
“I think the more stability a person has, the more they can follow esoteric or intellectual pursuits.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“No matter what difficulty you are facing, it is coming from Divine Light to bring you to a higher place within. Write down every conceivable reason that this situation can contribute towards your growth. Write down every way this experience can possibly set the stage for serving to uplift others. When you are complete, and have come to the other side of this experience, you will then know 'why' it happened.”
“Story seems to say that everything happens for a reason and I want to say, No, it doesnâ€™t.”

Source : David Shields (2010). “Reality Hunger”, p.114, Vintage

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