"I break away from all conventions that do not lead to my earthly success and happiness."

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Source : "The Satanic Bible". Book by Anton Szandor LaVey (Book I, Section I), 1969.

Anton Szandor LaVey

#Break Quotes #Conventions Quotes

“If you would conquer Love, he must be fought At his first onslaught; sprinkle but a drop Of water, the new-kindled flame expires.”
“To me, nothing tastes more like summer than peach pie. I began collecting pie recipes from friends and family while I was still working on my first draft. As the recipes poured in, it was fun to try to match the pies to the characters in the book.”
“Wildness is my suiting scene.”

Source : John Clare (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of John Clare (Illustrated)”, p.235, Delphi Classics
“A lot of the time, in the past, I have played the pretty blonde in a lot of roles.”

Source : "Nicky Whelan Talks MATADOR, Her Reaction to the Season 2 Pick-Up, Her Audition Process, Learning to Shoot a Gun, and Her Character’s Relationships". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 16, 2014.
“I feel uncomfortable about the word hero because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war. Um, and, I don't want to obviously desecrate or disrespect memory of anyone that's fallen, and obviously there are individual circumstances in which there is genuine, tremendous heroism, you know, hail of gunfire, rescuing fellow soldiers and things like that. But it seems to me that we marshal this word in a way that is problematic. But maybe I'm wrong about that.”

Source : "MSNBC host apologizes after saying he's 'uncomfortable' calling fallen soldiers heroes", www.foxnews.com. May 28, 2012.
“While I would agree that I write about serious subjects, and that they're not necessarily the most pleasant subjects or even the most pleasant people, as a writer I just think about the humorous aspects of these things - that's what keeps me going when I'm writing a story.”
“You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.”
“Going out at night and having a fabulous social life takes a lot out of you, and I don't know if I have that much to give, honestly. I would rather give that time to my kids or spend that time reading a book or watching a film. I am selfish and lazy.”

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