"The profession of letters is, after all, the only one in which one can make no money without being ridiculous."

-- Jules Renard

#Letters Quotes #Ridiculous Quotes #Poor Quotes

“You know, this is a business where only 15% make a living wage and only 9% of those are women. But I figured somebody has to be that 15%, somebody's got to be one of those women.”
“Family is always first. Even though my kids are older - my son is 25 and my daughter is 21 - I still like to sit down and have dinner with them as much as I can.”
“A beginning must be made somewhere and corner by corner, department by department, space by space, all will be known and conquered. In the end, all must be explored, and whether one begins in the east or the west cannot matter much. The big concern is the extent to which a man offers himself, mind and body, to his worthwhile work. Upon that will growth depend.”
“I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes," Jack said. Oh, shut up," said Charles”
“If home is to have a greater lure than a tavern the wife must be at least as cheerful as the waitress.”
“Self-reflection is a desire felt by the body, as well as the soul. As dancers, healers, and saints all know, when you turn your attention toward even the simplest physical process - breath, the small movements of the eyes, the turning of a foot in midair - what might have seemed dull matter suddenly awakens.”

Source : Susan Griffin (2001). “The Book of the Courtesans: A Catalogue of Their Virtues”, Broadway
“Rush Limbaugh is beginning to look more and more like Mr. Big, and at some point somebody's going to jam a CO2 pellet into his head and he's going to explode like a giant blimp. That day may come. Not yet, but we'll be there to watch.”
“Racial prejudice boils down to the deeply anti-American message that some people are born to fail.”

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