"Beauty lay not in the thing, but in what the thing symbolized."

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Source : Thomas Hardy (2016). “Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman”, p.360, Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy

“A reaction, to be pleasant, must be simple.”

Source : Marsden Hartley (2011). “Adventures in the Arts”, p.3, Hol Art Books
“If we have learned nothing else from the 20th century, we should at least have grasped that the more perfect the answer, the more terrifying its consequences. Incremental improvements upon unsatisfactory circumstances are the best that we can hope for, and probably all we should seek.”

Source : Tony Judt (2010). “Ill Fares the Land”, p.109, Penguin
“I want to be the new Marilyn Monroe.”

Source : "Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death" by Rita Cosby, (p. 131), 2007.
“Nothing has to happen immediately, this minute, or right now. It's okay to pause for just a moment. Just take a breath. Then go quietly inside. Ask life itself to lead you to your best outcome. There's nothing you have to do, really, except get out of your own way.”
“If you build it, nerds will come.”

Source : "Fictional character: Mel". "The Benchwarmers", www.imdb.com. 2006.
“I am a stronger follower of Veganism by principle, not just because of moral and aesthetic reasons. I truly believe in a Vegetarian lifestyle and I have faith and hopes in change in human destiny, thanks to the physical effects and benefits of a healthier diet and its influence on the character of the people. It will bring about some benefit and improvement to human society.”
“Meditation is the best means of elongating life”
“The situation in the United States is becoming more dire for average ordinary Americans and the last thing we need to do is to spend money on death, destruction and war.”

Source : "Former U.S. congresswoman McKinney speaks on state TV in Libya". www.cnn.com. May 22, 2011.

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