"Universal violence compels the language to be mute . . . . Silence is not only a metaphor of Hemingway's work; it is also the source of its formal excellence, its integrity."

-- Ihab Hassan

#Integrity Quotes #Silence Quotes #Excellence Quotes

“If you want to live your life through to the end, you have to live dangerously.”

Source : Walter Isaacson (2011). “Steve Jobs”, p.190, Simon and Schuster
“Let your fiction grow out of the land beneath your feet.”
“I know what I have given you... I do not know what you have received.”
“My dad taught me true words you have to use in every relationship. Yes, baby.”
“Autumn can be glorious but menacing too - the long shadows, brisk winds, scurrying leaves, impending frost.”

Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.96, Penguin
“Researchers at Harvard say that taking a power nap for an hour in the afternoon can totally refresh you. They say that by the time you wake up you'll feel so good, you'll be able to start looking for a new job.”
“To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.”
“The Pixar people continuously amaze me. They come up with something that actually looks as though it takes place in this happy, real-world. Every plot line is not just plausible, but oddly authentic. The stories are full of adventure, humor and love. The characters are written with great human dimension. I don't know how they do it but they astound me.”

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