"We three belong to the Middle Ages. We have this need of heroism, and there is no place for such feelings in modern life. That is our tragedy. Once I wanted to be a saint. It seemed the only absolute act left to do, for what is most powerful in me is the craving for purity, greatness."

-- Anais Nin

#Powerful Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“A book becomes a mirror, with the author's face shining over it. Talent only gives an imperfect image,--the broken glimmer of a countenance. But the features of genius remain unruffled. Time guards the shadow. Beauty, the spiritual, Venus,--whose children are the Tassos, the Spensers, the Bacons,--breathes, the magic of her love, and fixes the face forever.”
“I know winning 20 is a special kind of thing, but I'd rather get into the playoffs, and be strong for the playoffs.”
“My first husband, yes, I eloped with him from Hungary against my mother's wishes.”
“All the women I know feel a little like outlaws.”

Source : Marilyn French (2011). “The Women's Room”, p.68, Simon and Schuster
“We can't afford to deny our past in a bid to be empowered. But what we can do is contextualize the past.”
“We gotta be free - The eagle and me. see Amelia Jenks Bloomer, Emancipation of Women”
“If you ain't laughing, you ain't living, baby.”

Source : FaceBook post by Carlos Mencia from Feb 08, 2012
“It's been so much a part of my life the thinking that I go through is crucial. I found that if I don't paint for around a week, I get practically suicidal. It took a long time to figure out why I had these mood swings, and I finally figured out it's because I haven't painted.”

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