"It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror."

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Source : Jean Lorrain (2002). “Nightmares of an Ether-drinker”

Jean Lorrain

#Blood Quotes #Ice Quotes #Everyday Quotes

“War is a sociological safety valve that cleverly diverts popular hatred for the ruling classes into a happy occasion to mutilate or kill foreign enemies.”
“Faith Words arent just mere positive affirmations; they open your life up to the supernatural power of God.”
“I think the fans really wanna hear the songs the way they sound on the record.”
“Reading my personal accountI believe you feel-you-will know that the Holocaust was neither a legend nor Hollywood fiction but a lesson for the future!”
“Physical evils destroy themselves, or they destroy us.”
“If a user is having a problem, it's our problem.”
“Even when I took the drugs I realized that this just wasn't fun anymore. The drugs had become a part of my routine. Something to wake me up. Something to help me sleep. Something to calm my nerves. There was a time when I was able to wake up, go to sleep, and have fun without a pill or a line to help me function. These days it felt like I might have a nervous breakdown if I didn't have them.”
“If you are going to survive in business, show business or any business, then you have to be bold.”

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