"I have tried and failed to lead a conventional life. When I try to be like other people, I fall out of bed."

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Source : Marian Engel (1985). “The Tattooed Woman”, Markham, Ont. : Penguin Books Canada

Marian Engel

#Fall Quotes #People Quotes #Trying Quotes

“You have deep-seated survival anxieties. And you don't like bigots, bullies, snobs or hypocrites. Subconsciously there are many people you hate." "Consciously, sir, consciously," Yossarian corrected in an effort to help. "I hate them consciously.”

Source : Joseph Heller (2010). “Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition”, p.395, Simon and Schuster
“Life is an adventure, dare it.”
“Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer. I read Gardens of the Moon with great pleasure. And now that I have read it, I would be hard pressed to decide what I enjoyed more: the richly and ominously magical world of Malaz and Genabackis; the large cast of sympathetically-rendered characters; or the way the story accumulates to a climax that hits like machinegun fire. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to Gardens of the Moon. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster.”
“Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise.”
“Focus groups are a waste of time, filled with people telling you what you want to hear so they can go home.”
“The man who is admired for the ingenuity of his larceny is almost always rediscovering some earlier form of fraud. The basic forms are all known, have all been practiced. The manners of capitalism improve. The morals may not.”
“I play with feeling so I need to hear what is coming out of the amplifier to inspire me; I dont just play mechanically. I need to hear what I am doing in order to create the next note. If I dont hear it then I cant feed myself.”
“University: ... a place where rich men send their sons who have no aptitude for business.”

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