"And the Prince stared at her like a man out of his wits."

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C. S. Lewis

#Men Quotes #Wit Quotes

“Perhaps his gloom was due to his profession, that he lived among fallen empires, and in reading these languages that had not been spoken by the common man in centuries, he had all about him the ruin of language, evidence of toppled suburbs, grass growing among the mosaics, and voices that had been choked with poison, iron, age, or ash.”
“There are certain stereotypes that are offensive. Some of them don't worry me, though. For instance, I have always thought that Mammy character in Gone with the Wind was mighty funny. And I just loved "Amos 'n' Andy" on the radio. So you see, I have enough confidence in myself that those things did not bother me. I could laugh.”

Source : Sarah Louise Delany, Annie Elizabeth Delany, Amy Hill Hearth (1993). “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years”, p.16, Kodansha America
“We know not of the future and cannot plan for it much.”

Source : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (1994). “Bayonet! Forward: my Civil War reminiscences”, Butternut & Blue
“I think the camera was always my obsession, the camera movements. Because for me it's the most important thing in the move, the camera, because without the camera, film is just a stage or television - nothing.”
“Character is greater than talent, genius, fame, money, friends - there is nothing to compare with it. A man may have all these and yet remain comparatively useless - be unhappy - and die a bankrupt in soul.”

Source : George Matthew Adams (2016). “You Can: A Collection of Brief Talks on the Most Important Topic in the World-Your Success”, p.15, Ravenio Books
“Charlie Chaplin's genius was in comedy. He has no sense of humor, particularly about himself.”
“It's important to feel and to be connected to your emotions, whichever way they play out.”
“The Tube is a vehicle for selling things, not for exploring ideas.”

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