"There should be two main objectives in ordinary prose writing: to convey a message and to include in it nothing that will distract the reader's attention or check his habitual pace of reading - he should feel that he is seated at ease in a taxi, not riding a temperamental horse through traffic."

-- Robert Graves

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“The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom.”
“I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“My father kept his distance from working-class American blacks.”
“Making a living and making a life sometimes point in opposite directions.”

Source : Pico Iyer (2014). “The Art of Stillness: Adventures in Going Nowhere”, p.5, Simon and Schuster
“Free nations with different histories, economies and a vast amount of stubborn pride will never achieve complete agreement, even when they desire the same objectives.”
“It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.”

Source : Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Moon Over Soho”, p.10, Del Rey
“Although the governor strongly disagrees with the court substituting its judgment for the constitutional process of the elected branches or a vote of the people, the court has now spoken clearly as to their view of the New Jersey Constitution, and, therefore, same-sex marriage is the law.”
“We last longer if we compete against ourselves for the good of others instead of competing against others for the good of ourselves.”

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