"But it is impossible, I find, to tidy books without ending by sitting on the floor in the middle of a great untidiness and reading."

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Source : Elizabeth von Arnim (2016). “In the Mountains”, p.12, Elizabeth von Arnim

Elizabeth von Arnim

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“I am very lucky because I am realizing my childhood dreams, and after presenting my shows it's like a party.”
“A belligerent state permits itself every such misdeed, every such act of violence, as would disgrace the individual.”
“Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.”
“The love of talk distracts all the powers of our soul from God, and fills them with earthly objects and impressions, like a vessel of water that cannot be settled while you are continualy stirring the earthly particles from the bottom.”
“Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986, Elie Wiesel is also the author of more than 40 books. As relevant as anything to today's discussion are the insights into the Biblical texts that are contained in his lectures and books. They include Messengers of God [1976], Five Biblical Portraits [1978] and his just-published Wise Men and Their Tales - Portraits of Biblical, Talmudic and Hasidic Masters.”

Source : Source: www.biblicalarchaeology.org
“A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.”
“That's one of the best sets I've seen him play, although I should preface that by saying I haven't seen him play before.”

Source : "Did I say that?" by John Hind, www.theguardian.com. June 27, 2009.
“The aim of life was meat. Life itself was meat. Life lived on life. There were the eaters and the eaten. The law was: EAT OR BE EATEN. He did not formulate the law in clear, set terms and moralize about it. He did not even think the law; he merely lived the law without thinking about it at all.”

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