"She would not exchange her solitude for anything. Never again to be forced to move to the rhythms of others."

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Source : Tillie Olsen (2013). “Tell Me a Riddle, Requa I, and Other Works”, p.60, U of Nebraska Press

Tillie Olsen

#Moving Quotes #Solitude Quotes #Rhythm Quotes

“I came to realize I did believe in God. I couldn't conceive of a universe without someone overseeing it in a compassionate way.”
“Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.”

Source : Arthur Rimbaud (1962). “Rimbaud”
“There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony.”
“We need to look at what Europe is doing to get better and try to get better ourselves. We need to make some changes and that can only be good for the game. Tolstoy once said, 'Everybody wants to change the world, but they don't want to change themselves.' So we all have to change our thinking and focus on getting our kids better.”
“Many people who excel are self-taught.”
“So instead of investing your time in a passion, youâ€™ve sold your life to work for an uncaring machine that doesnâ€™t understand you. Thatâ€™s the problem with our society. And whatâ€™s the reward? Go home and get a big TV.”
“A little jewellery on a man is OK, although he should never wear too much. Every man should always have a great watch.”
“In my lifetime, there have been three vocal miracles: Caruso, Ruffo and Ponselle. Apart from these there have been several wonderful singers.”

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