"At college, and perhaps for a year afterwards, they had believed in literature, had believed in Beauty and in personal expression as an absolute end. When they lost this belief, they lost everything."

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Source : Nathanael West, Jonathan Lethem (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts: & the Day of the Locust”, p.14, New Directions Publishing

Nathanael West

#College Quotes #Expression Quotes #Years Quotes

“I try to associate myself as just being myself - and being a person, an American citizen, going out there every day and just trying to be successful.”
“To connect with people, be yourself, at your best.”
“ClichÃ©s so often befall vain people.”
“To be loved is important as is having a sense of accomplishment but to love is equally important in life especially when it is combined with taking action to do something for someone else to make their life better.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The first time I cut all my hair off was when I was 19. I just got fed up going to the salon every week. I'd had enough! On a whim, it was off. It's low-maintenance.”
“I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.”
“The present is only understandable through the past, with which it forms a living continuity; and the past is always grasped from our own partial viewpoint within the present.”
“All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts.”

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