"Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men."

-- Brooke Westcott

#Hero Quotes #Eye Quotes #Men Quotes

“We survive until, by sheer stamina, we escape into the dim innocence of our own adulthood and its forgetfulness.”

Source : Katherine Dunn (2011). “Geek Love: A Novel”, p.150, Vintage
“It is unfortunate we were put in the position where the Republicans made it clear they were ready to let everything fall unless they got these tax cuts .”
“There is an untroubled harmony in everything, a full consonance in nature; only in our illusory freedom do we feel at variance with it.”
“The writer's duty is to keep on writing.”

Source : William Styron (2015). “My Generation: Collected Nonfiction”, p.417, Random House
“Editors may think of themselves as dignified headwaiters in a well-run restaurant but more often [they] operate a snack bar . . . and expect you to be grateful that at least they got the food to the table warm.”
“At the end of the '90s and into 2000, electronic music was still an underground phenomenon, especially in America.”
“And that is my definition of democracy, the right to be in a minority and not be suppressed”

Source : Diane Holloway, Lee Harvey Oswald, Bob Cheney (2008). “Autobiography of Lee Harvey Oswald: My Life in My Words”, p.194, iUniverse
“Everything happens for a reason. I believe in this at the highest level.”

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