"There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain."

-- Samuel Johnson

#Gratitude Quotes #Pain Quotes #Revenge Quotes

“I know that there's a lot of room to maneuver in those kind of ghostly musical spheres.”

Source : "Autechre". Interview with Mark Richardson, pitchfork.com. February 18, 2008.
“The launch of Google+ apps sends a powerful signal - the personalized web has begun. What this means is that the way information is structured and accessed will turn on the individual, or rather their personal profile which is a composite of all the data collected on the basis of what they have searched for and shared.”
“I must have been through about a million girls, I'd love 'em and leave 'em alone. I didn't care how much they'd cry.”
“I adore imaginary monsters, but I am terrified of real ones.”

Source : Teju Cole (2011). “Open City: A Novel”, p.16, Random House
“Can't you read? The score demands 'con amore,' and what are you doing? You are playing it like married men!”
“The End is the Beginning is the End”
“A smile can open a heart quicker than a key can open a door.”
“Have a policy of pre-emptive forgiveness. Refuse to get offended by petty things. Make a decision early on to cut the other person some slack in everyday life. Then you can take comfort in knowing they'll do it for you, as well. Accepting each other, flaws and all, is what love is all about.”

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