"Religion is the biggest influence on the intellect and the decadence of a people."

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Source : "Dark Rooms: A Saga". Book by Siddharth Katragadda, 2002.

Siddharth Katragadda

#People Quotes #Influence Quotes #Decadence Quotes

“None are so fallible as those who are sure they're right.”

Source : William Strunk, Jr., E. B. White (1972). “The Elements of Style”
“My concern is to continue respecting my work as I've done since I began as an actor and I could only do that if I'm strong enough to keep on doing what I think best in an artistic way.”
“I am violently untidy. My desk is overcrowded. I write my first drafts in longhand in a long notebook using a plastic throwaway fountain pen. Then I work on a word processor using a different desk and a different room.”
“A daily routine built on good habits and disciplines separates the most successful among us from everyone else. The routine is exceptionally powerful.”
“Wine is drinkable sunlight. It's the most glorious summer's day imaginable, captured in a bottle.”

Source : Walter Moers (2009). “The Alchemaster's Apprentice: A Novel”, p.104, The Overlook Press
“I open to anything... just about anything.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.”

Source : "The Name of the Wind". Book by Patrick Rothfuss, March 27, 2007.
“When you think about flying, it's nuts really. Here you are at about 40,000 feet, screaming along at 700 miles an hour and you're sitting there drinking Diet Pepsi and eating peanuts. It just doesn't make any sense.”

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