"I demand that my books be judged with utmost severity, by knowledgeable people who know the rules of grammar and of logic, and who will seek beneath the footsteps of my commas the lice of my thought in the head of my style."

-- Louis Aragon

#Book Quotes #People Quotes #Style Quotes

“From the moment I start a new novel, life's just one endless torture. The first few chapters may go fairly well and I may feel there's still a chance to prove my worth, but that feeling soon disappears and every day I feel less and less satisfied.”
“I love a bright lip with a neutral eye. Its an easy, wearable look that gives brightness to your face without looking over-the-top.”
“Stress is a form of suffering, but it is accepted as normal. And it is normal in our world.”
“My father who in this case was an obsessive life-long storyteller, and by a very peculiar trick of my father's. My father would tell a very, very long story, and the punch line would be in Yiddish.”
“I was very close to playing at an Ivy League School. The Division I schools, when a coach would come visit all he would talk about was my size.”
“The largest known prime number is 2^32582657-1. I am proud to say that I memorized all its digits-in binary.”
“Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength.”
“Weâ€™re too much ourselves. Afraid of letting go of what we are, in case we are nothing, and holding on so tight, we lose everything else.”

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