"Reading is a pleasure, but to finish reading, to come to the blank space at the end, is also a pleasure."

-- John Ashbery

#Reading Quotes #Space Quotes #Pleasure Quotes

“What is man, when you come to think upon him, but a minutely set, ingenious machine for turning with infinite artfulness, the red wine of Shiraz into urine?”
“The continual pursuit of meanings-wider, clearer, more negotiable, more articulate meanings- is philosophy.”
“Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream.”

Source : Song: Way Over Yonder, Album: Tapestry
“We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.”
“Each exhale allows us to let go of the moment that has just passed.”

Source : Tara Stiles (2012). “Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free”, p.21, Harmony
“Utopians don't say, 'The world's corrupt, women make less money, people of color are oppressed at every turn.' You don't list the problems of the world; you describe a world in which those things aren't the case. The critique is implicit and as a result it's kind of a positive critique. You're not listing what's bad, but rather what would be good - you're oriented toward this positive vision.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.”
“Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to get insulted.”

Source : In Sammy Davis Jnr., J., and B. Boyar 'Yes I Can' (1965) pt. 3, ch. 23

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