"I am still in the land of the dying; I shall be in the land of the living soon. (his last words)"

-- John Newton

#Land Quotes #Dying Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.”

Source : Iain McGilchrist (2009). “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”, p.436, Yale University Press
“Class clowns are never allowed to date anybody decent, but you don't get beaten up, you're invited to parties, and everybody likes you.”
“I'm a passionate trade unionist.”
“You are, and always have been, my dream.”
“A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you.”

Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback edition”, p.101, Lulu.com
“The attachment to a rationalistic, teleological notion of progress indicates the absence of true progress; he whose life does not unfold satisfyingly under its own momentum is driven to moralize it, to set up goals and rationalize their achievement as progress.”
“I suspect the psychological pressure associated with that crisis caused the first mental blackout I had ever suffered. It contributed to a deterioration in my health that later required the insertion of a heart pacemaker.”
“Our odd idea of the classical world, the white Washington, D.C., is based on buildings that were originally brightly painted.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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