"Nothing that lived and breathed was truly objectiveâ€”even in a vacuum, even if all that possessed the brain was a self-immolating desire for the truth."

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Source : Jeff VanderMeer (2014). “Annihilation: A Novel”, p.8, Macmillan

Jeff VanderMeer

#Self Quotes #Brain Quotes #Desire Quotes

“Much as constitutional guarantees of press freedom do little good for prospective publishers if they do not have access to paper or ink, the right to aid in dying is strikingly useless if nobody is willing to help.”

Source : "Big Sky Dilemma: Must Doctors Help Their Patients Die?". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 18, 2009.
“If Michael, leader of God's host When Heaven and Hell are met, Looked down on you from Heaven's door-post He would his deeds forget.”
“There wasn't a lot of R&B cats doing songs at 120 beats per minute before 'Closer,' which I take full credit and responsibility for. That's all good, but it was an experiment. You experiment with something, if it goes good, cool, but you never forget where you come from and R&B is where I come from.”
“I've been told to speed up my delivery when I perform. But if I lose the stammer, I'm just another slightly amusing accountant.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Quart of whiskey a day for months working hard on a long poem. Wife hiding bottles, myself hiding bottles. Murderous and suicidal. Many hospitalizations, many alibis.”
“But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.”

Source : Jon Krakauer (2013). “Under The Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith”, p.295, Pan Macmillan
“Those accept an obligation lightly who feel lightly about letting it drop.”
“The reality of an actor's life is that we do not always have the luxury of choice. We take what comes to us.”

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