"The only way of rendering life endurable is to drink as much wine as one can come by."

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Source : James Branch Cabell (2005). “Beyond Life”, p.107, Cosimo, Inc.

James Branch Cabell

#Wine Quotes #Way Quotes #Drink Quotes

“... the English think of an opinion as something which a decent person, if he has the misfortune to have one, does all he can to hide.”
“If you want to sell 'em fish, sell 'em big fish. That's the secret to success.”
“I was born on the day Lincoln was shot and the Titanic sank.”
“When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art.”

Source : Sol LeWitt, Andrea Miller-Keller, John B. Ravenal (1984). “From the Collection of Sol LeWitt: A Traveling Exhibition Organized and Circulated by Independent Curators Incorporated, New York”, Independent Curators
“If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation marks. To do so is to put on airs, as though you were inviting the reader to join you in a select society of those who know better.”

Source : WILLIAM STRUNK, JR. (1959). “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE”
“The only real mistake here is ignoring the inner voice.”
“A belief may be larger than a fact. A faith that is overdefined is the very faith most likely to prove inadequate to the great moments of life.”
“I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.”

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