"Well, I suppose one ought not to employ a magician and then complain that he does not behave like other people."

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Source : Susanna Clarke (2009). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.416, Bloomsbury Publishing

Susanna Clarke

#People Quotes #Complaining Quotes #Doe Quotes

“So what used to fit in a building now fits in your pocket, what fits in your pocket now will fit inside a blood cell in 25 years.”
“The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.”

Source : Origins of the Second World War (1962) ch. 2
“I hold that popularization of science is successful if, at first, it does no more than spark the sense of wonder.”
“Emotional affairs, those are the only real affairs; those are the real ones.”
“Everything seems to be going faster and faster. It's really harder to create something that endures. The New York City Ballet has succeeded in doing that.”
“We're going to develop - what we want to do is to provide the viewers with what they want from CNN and that is the news. So when people tune in, they'll get the latest news, but they'll also get the biggest story of the day in depth, as CNN does so well”
“We need to move beyond the idea that an education is something provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is something that we create for ourselves.”
“Donâ€™t underestimate the value of ironyâ€”it is extremely valuable.”

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