"I eat merely to put food out of my mind."

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Source : N. F. Simpson (2013). “N. F. Simpson: Collected Plays: A Resounding Tinkle; The Hole; Gladly Otherwise; One Way Pendulum; The Cresta Run; Was He Anyone?; If So, Then Yes”, p.87, Faber & Faber

N. F. Simpson

#Mind Quotes #Of My Mind Quotes

“You'll regret opening your mouth. You'll rarely regret keeping it shut.”
“Sam came around the side of the car and stopped dead when he saw me. â€œOh my God, what is THAT?â€ I used my thumb and middle finger to flick the multicolored pom-pom on top of my head. â€œIn my language, we call it a HAT. It keeps my ears warm.â€ â€œOh my God,â€ Sam said again, and closed the distance between us. He cupped my face in his hands and studied me. â€œItâ€™s horribly cute.â€ He kissed me, looked at the hat, and then he kissed me again. I vowed never to lose the pom-pom hat.”
“My friends are so cynical, they refuse to keep the faith.”
“Old stories often turn out to be true.”

Source : Arthur Machen (2013). “Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)”, p.1201, Delphi Classics
“Small scale is critical to local life, to the ability of local people to control what happens where they live.”
“There 's nae sorrow there, John, There 's neither cauld nor care, John, The day is aye fair, In the land o' the leal.”
“A lot of American actors I work with are in character all day long. You can't talk to them. It's Method and the whole thing.”
“The medievalist has the capacity, and the desire, to harmonize. He believes the planets sing in harmony; why cannot technology also sing?”

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