"It was like autumn, looking at her. it was like driving up north to see the colors."

-- Jeffrey Eugenides

#Autumn Quotes #Color Quotes #Driving Quotes

“If you want your own distinctive voice, you first have to become someone.”
“There can be no greater stretch of arbitrary power than is required to seize children from their parents, teach them whatever the authorities decree they shall be taught, and expropriate from the parents the funds to pay for the procedure.”

Source : Isabel Paterson (1993). “God of the Machine”, p.255, Transaction Publishers
“I don't want it all to be pretty - it's a combination of loss and gain. Things are born, live and hang in limbo. That's what life's about...”
“Democracy in China is like Viagra; no such thing as free elections.”
“All kids, when they go to school, are pretty good artists and dancers and singers and poets. All that gets buried, basically through being educated, or brainwashed.”
“I used to be cruel to my woman, and physically - any woman. I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and I hit. I fought men and I hit women. That is why I am always on about peace, you see. It is the most violent people who go for love and peace. Everything's the opposite. But I sincerely believe in love and peace. I am a violent man who has learned not to be violent and regrets his violence. I will have to be a lot older before I can face in public how I treated women as a youngster.”
“I was fortunately able to avoid getting into any trouble with police. There was - I remember I was 12, and I did something really (laughter) - a couple of friends, Cinco de Mayo - we were off school, and we saw some people looking like they were having a party. And we had a little bit too much time on our hands, and so we figured, as kids, a great idea would be to throw some things over the fence and hit all these people with stuff, like eggs and everything.”
“You can't sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it”

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