"A Strange melancholy pervades me to which I hesitate to give the grave and beautiful name of sorrow. The idea of sorrow has always appealed to me but now I am almost ashamed of it's complete egoism. I have known boredom, regret, and occasionally remorse, but never sorrow. Today it envelops me like a silken web, enervating and soft, and sets me apart from everybody else."

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Source : FRANCOISE SAGAN (1955). “BONOUR TRISTESSE”

Francoise Sagan

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“In the history of education, the most striking phenomenon is that schools of learning, which at one epoch are alive with a ferment of genius, in a succeeding generation exhibit merely pedantry and routine.”
“If churches around the world would grasp the revolutionary truth that Christ's transforming power always comes through sacrifice and weakness, it would dramatically alter the landscape of the global church.”
“Pinterest may have more travel intent data than any other site, so many people are pinning where they want to be.”
“If you're looking for like, a pure base for your behavior on stage, maybe it's better to say, "Yeah, you're not obliged to pretend. But, you're also obliged to not pretend." So you have access to both sides, if you will. It's never a pure binary thing, but you can pretend. If you have total agency as a performer, then both are at your disposal.”
“I had a cancer scare in the early 90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it.”
“It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.”
“No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids.”
“You can't go around saying you're the best, all the time, 'cause it puts a target on your back.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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