"Everything has two sides - the outside that is ridiculous, and the inside that is solemn."

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Source : Olive Schreiner (2009). “The Story of an African Farm”, p.276, The Floating Press

Olive Schreiner

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“Also, I think I felt something come loose back there. I'm not trying to overreact or anything but I think it was my uterus. Honest. I think my uterus jiggled free. My uterus is just going to come out between my legs and I'm going to look like I'm walking around with an enormous load in my pants.”
“Compassion can change a lot of things, including the world. Young people especially need to know that, because they're the future.”
“Embrace every challenge you have, every person you meet, every place you visit, every task you succeed at, and especially those at which you fail. You will learn from them all. You'll learn about the world at large and about other people but most important, you'll learn about yourself.”

Source : Doctorate Award Speech at Kean University, New Jersey, 2004.
“Nobody expects you to exhibit godlike strength, excepting maybe yourself.”
“Itâ€™s mostly just you have to convince yourself that thereâ€™s nothing else in the room but John Lennon and suddenly things start John Lennon-ing!”
“My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.”
“The camera is not only an extension of the eye but of the brain. It can see sharper, farther, nearer, slower, faster than the eye. It can see by invisible light. It can see in the past, present, and future. Instead of using the camera only to reproduce objects, I wanted to use it to make what is invisible to the eye - visible.”
“I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying.”

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