"With the aid of a minute correction - that of the dispersing lens - in a gold frame perched on her nose, Miranda can see into hell."

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Source : Ingeborg Bachmann (1989). “Three Paths to the Lake: Stories”, Holmes & Meier Pub

Ingeborg Bachmann

#Gold Quotes #Lenses Quotes #Noses Quotes

“First Rule of Acting: Whatever happens, look as if it were intended.”

Source : Arthur Bloch (2003). “Murphy's Law”, p.186, Penguin
“If you're given source material that's as special and well-written such as the new project from Robert Kirkman, you would be foolish not to want to do that and not to be faithful to that to some degree.”

Source : Source: www.vulture.com
“I read three books a week.”
“The banks should give a full, fair, and accurate account of their financial positions and they are failing that test.”
“I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.”

Source : Interview with Kay Bonetti, www.english.illinois.edu.
“Heroes are made in the hour of defeat. Success is, therefore, well described as a series of glorious defeats.”
“Certainly Manchester is the most wonderful city of modem times.”
“The strong demand, contend, prevail; the beggar is a fool.”

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