"L'absurde est la notion essentielle et la premie' re ve? rite? . The absurd is the fundamental idea and the first truth."

-- Albert Camus

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“I really liked the design aesthetic of the mid-century modern for furniture and the early '60s stuff for the clothes. But then, personally, I'm a huge fan of 1970s muscle cars. Cell phones is just a laziness thing because it's so much easier to have somebody have a cell phone than have to go to a phone booth. So we're sort of, I guess, cherry-picking the best and easiest from several decades.”

Source : Interview with Vlada Gelman, www.avclub.com. February 24, 2011.
“Sometimes a woman needs a man for company, no matter how useless he is.”

Source : Lisa Kleypas (2015). “The Travis Family Series, Books 1-3: Blue-Eyed Devil, Smooth Taking Stranger and Sugar Daddy”, p.386, St. Martin's Press
“Boston is the cream of the crop of the marathon world. It has such history that you feel such honor just being a part of it. All the other races have pacers to get you to a Boston qualifying time.”
“Well, I'm not that popular with the politicians, I have to say.”
“Land is immortal, for it harbors the mysteries of creation.”
“What better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans.”

Source : Rolf Potts (2002). “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel”, p.125, Ballantine Books
“My feeling is unless they've somebody lined up and they are convinced he is going to be better than Brian, I think their decision has been made in haste.”
“Nature shows me incredible beauty standing just beyond the rat race. It's always there if I'm open enough to see it.”

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