"I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think it long of coming. Literally no man has more wholly outlived life than I. And still it's good fun."

-- Robert Louis Stevenson

#Fun Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Two things a novelist can do with a hat: Talk through it or pull a rabbit from it.”
“Women who work for escort agencies that assign them out to prostitution dates at sushi restaurants know how to eat with chopsticks, and beyond that they are in every other way identical to other prostitutes. Theyâ€™re not better looking; theyâ€™re not smarter; theyâ€™re not classier; theyâ€™re not more charming. They probably give more ***** than any reasonable woman, right? And they are empty inside, but itâ€™s also societyâ€™s fault.”
“Smell is the primordial sense, more powerful, more primitive, more intimately tied to our memories and emotions than any other. A scent can trigger spiritual, emotional or physical peace and stimulate healing and wellness.”
“Nobody likes to admit that they made a mistake, but if you do, you have to stand up and take responsibility and you have to say that you were wrong.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“Pioneering basically amounts to finding new and more horrible ways to die”
“In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.”
“Honesty is the most subversive of all disguises,”

Source : Song: Hollywood Mecca of the Movies, Album: The True False Identity
“I want something else. I'm not even sure what to call it anymore except I know it feels roomy and it's drenched in sunlight and it's weightless and I know it's not cheap. Probably not even real”

Source : Mark Z. Danielewski (2000). “Mark Z. Danielewski's House of leaves”

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