"I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization -- that is, in spiritual civilization. It may be that they will not add to the beauty of the world, nor to the life of men's souls."

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Booth Tarkington

#Spiritual Quotes #Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“And my interest in history was, and remains, very strong: what I wanted was to understand certain things better by understanding them psychoanalytically.”
“We desire justice, and justice has never been obtained in haste and strong feeling.”

Source : Walter Van Tilburg Clark (2011). “The Ox-Bow Incident”, p.30, Modern Library
“Who doesn't like money? I love money. Why not. My subject matter will change when I get to that point.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Did you really think I wouldn't recognize my college futon, with its trademark absence of sex stains?”
“I slammed the door in the child's face, a horrific scream trapped in my throat.”
“I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.”
“A pill that the present moment is daily bread to thousands.”
“Life Insurance trusts I consider sacred. To hazard the property of the dead & to lose the scanty earnings of fathers & husbands, who have toiled & saved that they may leave something to their families deprived of their care & the support of their labour, is to my mind the worst of crimes.”

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