"Where life is fully and consciously lived in our own neighborhood, we are cushioned a little from the impact of great far-off events which should be of only marginal concern to us."

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Source : Hubert Butler, Robert Fitzroy Foster (1990). “The sub-prefect should have held his tongue and other essays”, Viking Adult

Hubert Butler

#Impact Quotes #Events Quotes #Littles Quotes

“Begin where you are; work where you are; the hour which you are now wasting, dreaming of some far off success may be crowded with grand possibilities.”
“Love makes the whole difference between an execution and a martyrdom.”
“[I can] scarcely write upon mathematics or mathematicians. Oh for words to express my abomination of the science.”
“It's kind of like...with our own checking accounts, just because it's in there doesn't mean you should spend it or can spend it. You know that you have the rent coming.”
“After being in the creative, hermetic state I have been in, coming out has been painful, but it is getting easier.”
“It's okay to laugh at me, I only look scary.”
“A treasure trove for parents and for professionals in the child-development fields.”
“The reason why bookstores are going out of business in the States is that people just can't focus on longer narratives now - even narrative film is in crisis in many ways, unless it's an adventure film.”

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