"It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane."

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Source : W. G. Sebald (2016). “Vertigo”, p.62, New Directions Publishing

W. G. Sebald

#Reading Quotes #Evening Quotes #Thanks Quotes

“There are times when you run a marathon and you wonder, Why am I doing this? But you take a drink of water, and around the next bend, you get your wind back, remember the finish line, and keep going.”
“I do a lot with characters' sense of identity. I also like challenging stereotypes, gender roles, things like that. Give me a stereotype or a genre expectation and the first thing I want to do is stand it on its head. In the Nightrunner books I wanted to see if I could create a believable gay hero, one who wasn't someone's sidekick or a victim.”
“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.”
“Telephone handsets are particularly in need of built-in security. We have almost every aspect of our personal and work lives reflected on them and we lose them all the time. We leave them in taxis. We leave them on airplanes. The consequences of one of these devices falling into the wrong hands are very, very serious.”
“People often talk about me as a singer, but they don't often talk about you when you're a woman as a songwriter.”
“You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.”
“Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world does not mean that we have a right to do so. Even less, the obligation.”
“Our lives are inpired by the dreams we have from the earliest stages of our youth. When you combine passion and hard work, then success is always possible. While no road is ever straight, dedication and persistance will always lead you to your dreams.”

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