"It is a curious thing that when one speaks from the heart it is invariably in the worst of taste."

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Source : Ngaio Marsh (2012). “Death in a White Tie: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #7”, p.58, Felony & Mayhem Press

Ngaio Marsh

#Heart Quotes #Taste Quotes #Speak Quotes

“Back in 1980, whale watching surpassed whaling as an industry. Now it's worth about four times as much. Whale watching provides far, far more jobs to people than whaling ever did. Whale watching has become an ally in the fight to end whaling.”
“There are different paths that one can pursue as a painter. I work with the thesis that I have not as yet reached my goal. This engagement is the necessary basis from which I plan new paintings.”
“We are being watched. It's now time for us to watch the watchers.”

Source : "TED 2012: new browser add - on visualizes who is tracking you online" by Mike Isaac, www.wired.com. February 28, 2012.
“Disfranchisement means inability to make, shape, or control one's own circumstances... . That is exactly the position of women in the world of work today; they cannot choose.”
“The weaker sex, to piety more prone.”

Source : William Alexander, “Doomes-Day: The Fifth Houre”
“My grandfather was a Holocaust survivor and his life and history were very formative to myself and my family. The almost unimaginable dichotomy between the different eras of his life always crushed my brain on some level. That this guy who was shoveling carob chips out of a barrel and restocking yogurt popsicles could also have those numbers on his arm. It was an inconceivable juxtaposition. His experience was the main window for our family into any kind of social consciousness, or sense of history, or politics, even though a lot of it went unsaid.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Hang in, keep cool, and stay who you are. Things will improve.”
“I know a lot of shows are like, 'Here's the pages,' right before they start filming. I'd have a heart attack. The anxiety would be way too much for me. I don't have as strong a backbone as those other show writers.”

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