"Being is a fiction invented by those who suffer from becoming."

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Source : Coleman Dowell (1974). “Mrs. October was Here”, p.214, New Directions Publishing

Coleman Dowell

#Suffering Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Becoming Quotes

“There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.”
“In Washington, as we learned from the White House transcripts, a president may speak of kicking butts, call a problem a can of worms, decide not to be in the position of basically hunkering down, anticipate something hitting the fan, propose to tough it through, sight minefields down the road, see somebody playing hard ball, claim political savvy, and wonder what stroke some of his associates have with others.”

Source : Edwin Newman (1974). “Strictly Speaking: Will america be the Death of English?”
“It's a new challenge to see how people can change your look. I like words like transformation, reinvention, and chameleon. Because one word I don't like is predictable.”
“The ills and disorders of the 14th century could not be without consequence. Times were to grow worse over the next fifty-odd years until at some imperceptible moment, by the some mysterious chemistry, energies were refreshed, ideas broke out of the mold of the Middle Ages into new realms, and humanity found itself redirected.”
“I've been songwriting for a long time, usually while on the road, as a way to get my feelings out.”

Source : Source: www.teenvogue.com
“I'm not going to single individuals out but Yakubu has missed loads of great chances”
“But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill”

Source : "Laura Ingraham Throws Down With Matt Lauer on Today". www.newsbusters.org. March 29, 2010.
“You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves.”

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