"Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable."

-- Stevie Smith

#Lonely Quotes #Needs Quotes #Miserable Quotes

“Excuses are used to justify leaving the scene of truth without changing.”
“It is far better for a man to go wrong in freedom than to go right in chains.”

Source : Leonard Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley (2011). “Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley”, p.407, Cambridge University Press
“We take almost all the decisive steps in our lives as a result of slight inner adjustments of which we are barely conscious.”

Source : W. G. Sebald (2013). “Austerlitz”, p.99, Penguin UK
“The first time I cut all my hair off was when I was 19. I just got fed up going to the salon every week. I'd had enough! On a whim, it was off. It's low-maintenance.”
“He gets a little hot sometimes, but that's fine. It shows he wants to win...he fires at pins. I'd rather have someone miss some cuts who's shooting at pins and playing aggressively.”
“The only way to stop it [terrorism] is to work with the leaders of Islamic nations to insure that tolerance of other religions is taught again, that their people believe they have fair opportunities to participate in government and the economy, and that the social and cultural conditions that breed hatred are bred out.”
“The world tilted slightly sideways. 'I think I need to sit down.' The floor seemed like the best option. It was close and he'd already proved that he could hit it. His legs folded.”

Source : Tanya Huff (2005). “Smoke and Shadows”, p.152, Penguin
“All advertising, whether it lies in the field of business or of politics, will carry success by continuity and regular uniformity of application.”

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