"While thoughts exist, words are alive and literature becomes an escape, not from, but into living."

-- Cyril Connolly

#Alive Quotes #Literature Quotes

“It's interesting to feel the pressure of having to be outgoing, because I think in general, as a human being, I'm pessimistic and introverted. But, it's cool, because it's a whole different side of me, and I impress myself. Even at times when I think that there's no possible way that I can be engaging, I'll suddenly pull it out and impress myself.”

Source : "Fun.'s Nate Ruess". Interview with Drew Fortune, www.avclub.com. April 13, 2012.
“American eroticism has always been of a different provenance and complexion than the European variety, an enjoyment both furtive and bland that is closer to a blushing cartoon than a sensual celebration.”

Source : Molly Haskell (2016). “From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies, Third Edition”, p.21, University of Chicago Press
“They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin. Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? Itâ€™s absurd.”
“I know youâ€™ll be a good Queen, a strong, noble leader, and thatâ€™s more than these people deserve,â€ she said. â€œBut donâ€™t give too much. You need to keep some of yourself for you. And listen to your heart.”
“History is the best guide to the future.”
“If you will comply with my conditions, I will leave them and you at peace; but if you refuse, I will glut the maw of death, until it be satiated with the blood of your remaining friends.”
“There's nothing colder than chemistry.”
“Everyone has seen photographs of Mexicans wearing those big sombreros. When you come to Mexico, the astonishing thing is, nobody wears these hats at all.”

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