"But my way of writing is rather to think aloud, and follow my own humours, than much to consider who is listening to me; and, if I stop to consider what is proper to be said to this or that person, I shall soon come to doubt whether any part at all is proper."

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Source : Thomas De Quincey (2009). “Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Being an Extract from the Life of a Scholar”, p.107, The Floating Press

Thomas de Quincey

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“I usually keep a bottle of whiskey. I'm not a big drinker, but I feel like it's important to have.”
“If you get to a point where something happens today to stress you out, take a breath & center your thoughts on peace. Ignored thoughts die.”
“Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a result of Downton Abbey.”
“The origin of every sin of the heart is love of this world.”
“I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my diet. I felt I wanted to undergo what was necessary for the part. I love a challenge. And I love defying limitation, gender stereotypes and peopleâ€™s expectations of me as an actress.”

Source : "Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie shreds Brienne of Tarth for super-seductive photo shoot" by Claire Rutter, www.mirror.co.uk. November 13, 2014.
“I'm probably the least flexible athlete you'll find. When it comes to yoga, I can't get in the positions and I can't hold them. You have to be pretty flexible to do it. Once you get certain positions, you have to have the core strength to hold those positions. It's a pretty good workout.”
“My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.”

Source : Letter from the field of Waterloo in June 1815. "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: From Marathon to Waterloo" by Edward Shepherd Creasy, 1851.
“After my spectacular failures, I could not be satisfied with an ordinary success.”

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