"here was the secret of happiness, about which philosophers had disputed for so many ages, at once discovered; happiness might now be bought for a penny, and carried in the waistcoat-pocket; portable ecstasies might be had corked up in a pint-bottle; and peace of mind could be sent down by the mail."

-- Thomas de Quincey

#Secret Quotes #Mind Quotes #Age Quotes

“She wanted nothing more than someone to miss, to touch, with whom to speak like a child, with whom to be a child.”
“We didn't use the shuttle robot arm before, so this has been a training flow to get ready for that.”
“Your subconscious is your best friend”
“You can believe in originals only if you just don't know their context within literature. Certainly I believe in originality, but it lies with the teller, not the tale.”
“Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves.”

Source : Elbert Hubbard (1922). “Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard: Olympians”
“If somebody tells me I'm famous I say, 'I'm not.' I can't see myself as famous and I don't think I'll ever call myself famous. I definitely don't feel famous.”

Source : "Pop's future" by Paul Flynn, www.theguardian.com. March 19, 2006.
“I wasn't attractive when I was growing up, and I don't think I am now.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Sometimes writers say true things about the overall nature of publicity, promotion, and the publishing industry; but alas, not always.”

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