"Looking back at all the people I have insulted, I am mildly surprised that I am still allowed to exist."

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Source : Auberon Waugh (1991). “Will this do?: the first fifty years of Auberon Waugh : an autobiography”, Vintage

Auberon Waugh

#People Quotes #Insulted Quotes #Stills Quotes

“Understand: you are one of a kind. Your character traits are a kind of chemical mix that will never be repeated in history. There are ideas unique to you, a specific rhythm and perspective that are your strengths, not your weaknesses. You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you.”
“If you want to make beautiful music, you must play the black and the white notes together.”
“The only prejudice I've found anywhere in TV is in some advertising agencies, and there isn't so much prejudice as just fear.”
“When she walked through the woods (infrequently now) she picked her way along the path, making way for the boy inside to run along before her. It could be hard to choose the time outside over the time within. Almondine from The Story of Edgar Sawtelle”
“The so-called 'Palestinian autonomous areas' are bantustans. These are restricted entities within the power structure of the Israeli apartheid system.”
“The problem with secret crushes: in the absence of requital the love turns bitter.”

Source : Paul Monette (2014). “Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story”, p.87, Open Road Media
“Non- Euclidean calculus and quantum physics are enough to stretch any brain; and when one mixes them with folklore, and tries to trace a strange background of multi-dimensional reality behind the ghoulish hints of Gothic tales and the wild whispers of the chimney-corner, one can hardly expect to be wholly free from mental tension. (Dreams In The Witch-House)”
“We are reorganizing in order to eliminate duplication and redundancy.”

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