"Like many popular best-sellers, he was a very sad and solemn man who took himself too seriously and his art not seriously enough."

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Source : "The Tale Bearers: English and American Writers" by Random House, (p. 25), 1980.

V. S. Pritchett

#Art Quotes #Men Quotes #Enough Quotes

“Prostitution, black marketeering, and informing on ones neighbors and friends all had such a deep-rooted tradition in Romania that there was a charming naturalness and innocence about it.”

Source : Robert D. Kaplan (2014). “Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History”, p.81, Picador
“I represent boxing. I represent the old school. That's me.”
“There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.”
“Lose something every day. Accept the fluster of lost door keys, the hour badly spent. The art of losing isn't hard to master.”

Source : Elizabeth Bishop (2015). “Poems”, p.198, Macmillan
“I shall never love any as I love thee, Moonbrow!â€ she cried. He nuzzled her, very gently. â€œNor I you, Ryhenna,â€ he said. â€œTek is my mate. I love her. You are my shoulder-friend, and I love you. I love you both, but differently. And when in a year or two yearsâ€™ time, you dance court within this glade, it will be with one whom you love in a way entirely other than the way that you love me. I am your companion, your friend, Ryhenna, just as you are always and ever mine. Stand fast with me,â€ he said, â€œand no foe shall ever part us.”
“Be not afraid, though every stay Should fail, or be removed away, And thou be stript of all; But lose thyself in that vast sea, The ocean of the Deity, And all they cares shall fall. In death which is the most profound, The purest life is always found; Then, blindly, all forego! He ne're shall find, who will not lose; Who sinks from self, shall gain repose, Which none but he can know.”
“Women don't have an expiration date.”

Source : "Happy Birthday: Wendie Malick Turns 60!". Interview with Monica Rizzo, people.com. December 13, 2010.
“I am impressed by the progress the RNC has made in the last year to engage Latino communities across the country. I look forward to continue working alongside Chairman Priebus and Co-Chair Day to ensure that the party's year-round engagement effort continues to grow and reach new Latino neighborhoods.”

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