"it is the possibilities which are the most terrible things in life."

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Source : Phyllis Bottome (1934). “Innocence and experience: stories”

Phyllis Bottome

#Possibility Quotes #Terrible Quotes

“I don't want to escape via intellectual ruses â€“ I want affirmations via passionate embraces & you can't have life unless you live it.”
“Why are my least favorite people always the most durable?”
“Conceit, arrogance, and egotism are the essentials of patriotism. ... Patriotism assumes that our globe is divided into little spots, each one surrounded by an iron gate. Those who have had the fortune of being born on some particular spot, consider themselves better, nobler, grander, more intelligent than the living beings inhabiting any other spot. It is, therefore, the duty of everyone living on that chosen spot to fight, kill, and die in the attempt to impose his superiority upon all the others.”
“Fate is by far the greatest mystery of all.”

Source : Deanna Raybourn (2015). “Silent in the Grave”, p.212, MIRA
“Becoming a mother cannot help but change things. An author's life is reflected in their writing, whether they want it to be or not, and parenthood is one of the biggest life changes there is.”
“We have at our disposal modern techniques for seeing everything, apprehending everything, yet we see nothing.”
“I don't like inherited wealth.”
“I want the viewer to be overwhelmed. I want the space to feel like it is caving in on the viewer and that they are forcibly entering the world of my paintings. I want there to be a feeling of overpowering decadence to the work, that is almost too much to take. I don't want them to be subtle.”

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