"If the detective should suffer overmuch from the artistic temperament, and his fellow lodger should dwell overlong upon the fairness of a wrist or the timber of a feminine voice, so much the better for us. Literature never produced a relationship more symbiotic nor a warmer and more timeless friendship."

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Loren D. Estleman

#Voice Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Literature Quotes

“What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity?”

Source : Slavoj Žižek, Slavoj Zizek (2011). “Living in the End Times”, p.6, Verso
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.”
“won't you celebrate with me what i have shaped into a kind of life? i had no model. born in babylon both nonwhite and woman what did i see to be except myself? i made it up here on this bridge between starshine and clay, my one hand holding tight my other hand; come celebrate with me that everyday something has tried to kill me and has failed.”

Source : Lucille Clifton (2013). “The Book of Light”, p.25, Copper Canyon Press
“But when everyone tells you you're crazy and no one believes you when you swear you aren't, a small part of you will always wonder if they're right.”

Source : Michelle Hodkin (2013). “The Evolution of Mara Dyer”, p.429, Simon and Schuster
“What millions died that Caesar might be great!”

Source : 'Pleasures of Hope' (1799) pt. 2, l. 174
“I want to be in shape.”
“Drug addiction is an incredibly difficult challenge to manage on one's own. When I think of all the stories I've heard from people, the common denominator is that they all were ultimately able to find somebody who was willing to support them. Maybe it was someone they knew, like a parent or a sibling or a friend; other times it was a treatment center with a compassionate staff who didn't give up on them. That made all the difference.”
“I enjoy my relationship with straight men. It's very nurturing. It's very validating to hang out with straight guys and be accepted. So many of us, we were not accepted when we were younger by straight persons in high school”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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