"It was strange, I reflected.. that even in the weirdest circumstances, the most troubling episodes of one's life, the greatest divides from home and familiarity, there were these moments of undeniable joy."

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Source : Elizabeth Kostova (2010). “The Historian”, p.235, Hachette UK

Elizabeth Kostova

#Home Quotes #Joy Quotes #Strange Quotes

“The work of art is born of the intelligence's refusal to reason the concrete. It marks the triumph of the carnal.”
“It is only after that we understand what has come before, then we understand nothing. Thus we shall define the soul as follows: that which precedes everything.”
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.”
“A kingdom man understands that God never said a godly life would be easy; He just said it would be worth it.”
“Who knows what kind of life I might have had had I not been fortunate enough to have the parents I've had.”
“There's also the idea in this country [USA], it's not wholly new, but it's new in its kind of purity, in that you have to be really smart to be really rich. I always say to people, the reason people believe this is a) they've never met a really smart person, and b) they've never met a really rich person. I have met both, and I cannot see the crossover. You do not have to be a genius to get rich. You have to be ruthless to get rich.”

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“When I work I forget all the rest.”
“Having the USDA design your food pyramid is like having Al Capone do your taxes.”

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