"It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van."

-- Anthony Burgess

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“We kid ourselves that we're trying to be empathetic with the human condition from a distance, but I don't think that is it at all. It's stupid; it's a waste of time. But when the earth flexes its muscles, that's rather different. That's a powerful reminder of where we are.”
“I've been lucky. I'll be lucky again.”
“The biggest waste of water in the country by far. You spend half a pint and flush two gallons.”
“Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager, Casey Stengel, spoke gibberish. In this lazy sport, only the pitcher pours sweat. Then he takes three days off.”

Source : Thomas Boswell (1984). “Why Time Begins on Opening Day”, Doubleday Books
“Nature makes boys and girls lovely to look upon so they can be tolerated until they acquire some sense.”
“I've always found women more loyal, more disciplined, less neurotic, more hardworking. I just think they're perfect colleagues. Whereas, God knows, I've dealt with plenty of neurotic men.”

Source : "The view from Hastings" by Geraldine Bedell, www.theguardian.com. October 12, 2002.
“People get trapped in the way things should feel and less focused on the way things should function.”
“Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given with our hearts.”

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