"But I finally concluded that it is an inalienable right of lovers everywhere to become temporarily worthless to the world, it may even be their duty."

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Source : David James Duncan (2010). “The Brothers K”, p.516, Dial Press

David James Duncan

#World Quotes #May Quotes #Lovers Quotes

“If we think of the Holy Spirit only as an impersonal power or influence, then our thought will constantly be, how can I get hold of and use the Holy Spirit; but if we think of Him in the biblical way as a divine Person, infinitely wise, infinitely holy, infinitely tender, then our thought will constantly be, 'How can the Holy Spirit get hold of and use me?'”
“Most Beethoven symphonies require 80 or more instruments, and the late romantics even more.”
“I maintain that the expression of junk and objects has an intrinsic value, and I see no need to look for aesthetic forms in them and to adapt them to the colors of the palette.”
“There was a point in time when I was in dire need of changing the way the model agency was working”
“The American people are not anti-immigrant. We are concerned about the lack of coherence in our immigration policy and enforcement.”
“Directors, like actors, get typecast. And because I've had great success with comedy and horror and TV shows, that's basically what I'm kind of offered.”
“The human race is just getting started.... The cerebral cortex is only a hundred thousand years old. It's still a baby, sucking teat and eating Cheerios. We might get better, maybe even wise, if we can last another thousand years.”

Source : Ellen Gilchrist (2008). “A Dangerous Age: A Novel”, p.11, Algonquin Books
“If you lived through the shooting of Jaws, you can live through anything.”

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