"That is what war is and dancing it is forward and back, when one is out walking one wants not to go back the way they came but in dancing and in war it is forward and back."

-- Gertrude Stein

#War Quotes #Dancing Quotes #Literature Quotes

“It is significant that one says book lover and music lover and art lover but not record lover or CD lover or, conversely, text lover.”
“Money - like health, love, happiness, and all forms of success that you want to create for yourself - is the result of living purposefully. It is not a goal unto itself.”
“Joy, when it is excessive, overcomes as much as grief.”

Source : Vittorio Alfieri (1821). “Tragedies”, p.265
“Trees are very good friends. Firm friends. My five year olds tree could be relied upon to be there next day, uncritical and protective. And think of trees contribution to our lives. They provide boats, buildings, paper, furniture and, for clog-wearers, footwear. As well as contributing toothpicks and chopsticks they give little birdies somewhere comfy to sit. Best of all, they help produce breathable air and lock up that naughty carbon. Why is why I am talking to the Greens about giving trees the vote.”
“Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.”
“I live my life parallel with my work, and they are both equally important. I'm always amazed how much people talk about celebrity and fame. I don't understand the attraction.”
“My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.”
“Be yourself. No one can ever tell you you're doing it wrong.”

Source : James Leo Herlihy (1971). “The season of the witch”

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