"nobody is such a fool as to moider away his time in the slip-slop conversation of a pack of women."

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Source : Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope (1845). “Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope: As Related by Herself in Conversations with Her Physician; Comprising Her Opinions and Anecdotes of Some of the Most Remarkable Persons of Her Time”, p.377

Lady Hester Stanhope

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“The foundation of reverence is this perception, that the present holds within itself the complete sum of existence, backwards and forwards, that whole amplitude of time, which is eternity.”

Source : Alfred North Whitehead (1967). “Aims of Education”, p.14, Simon and Schuster
“You always have enough to be happy. It's the patterns in your head that make you unhappy.”
“For me, my taste is all over the place, so the festival is the perfect match for me because I can hit, again, Against Me! and SZA, all those different genres and the experience is awesome.”

Source : Source: www.mtv.com
“I am a great admirer of Henry Jeffreys and have been eagerly awaiting his booze and empire book for many years!”
“Being mad is even pleasant. But only a madman understands that.”
“A president either is constantly on top of events or, if he hesitates, events will soon be on top of him. I never felt that I could let up for a moment.”
“Ever hear that expression, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"? That's what high school was like for me. Both of those - all the time.”
“They took to silence. They touched each other without comment and without progression. A hand on a hand, a clothed arm, resting on an arm. An ankle overlapping an ankle, as they sat on a beach, and not removed. One night they fell asleep, side by side... He slept curled against her back, a dark comma against her pale elegant phrase.”

Source : FaceBook post by A.S. Byatt from May 22, 2013

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