"It is an author's primary duty to entertain. Sling out all the philosophical terms, but keep the reader turning the page."

-- Susan Howatch

#Philosophical Quotes #Pages Quotes #Duty Quotes

“I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star. If you want to see the girl next door, go next door.”

Source : Interview in "Los Angeles Times", 1937.
“Perfect first date would be coffee at Aroma talking for hours. That's when I would know to ask for a second date.”

Source : "Crush of the Week: Kelly Blatz". Seventeen Interview, www.seventeen.com. November 9, 2010.
“When ghettos become the mainstream of society, islands of individuality cannot help but harbor an elite.”
“I have found being a mother has made me emotionally raw in many situations. You heart is beating outside your body when you have a baby.”
“We can thank our lucky stars when once in a blue moon we find rare and kindred souls along the pathways of our lives.”
“It was an amazing performer. Very temperamental, it spent a lot of time in its trailer.”
“He is the purest figure in history. About George Washington”
“Who wants a world in which the guarantee that we shall not die of starvation entails the risk of dying of boredom?”

Source : Raoul Vaneigem (1994). “The revolution of everyday life”, Left Bank Distribution

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