"Nothing ever holds together unless it is mixed with some of one's own blood"

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Source : John McGahern (2009). “The Pornographer”, p.14, Faber & Faber

John McGahern

#Blood Quotes #Together Quotes

“It's to surprise people about something that is extremely well known. I mean human reproduction, the human body, nature and so on. To surprise them with a new technique.”
“Among the heaps of brick and plaster lies/ a girder, still itself among the rubbish”

Source : Charles Reznikoff, Seamus Cooney (2005). “The Poems of Charles Reznikoff: 1918-1975”, p.107, David R. Godine Publisher
“It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.”
“If you cut a thing up, of course it will smell. Hence, nothing raises such an infernal stink at last, as human psychology.”
“I think we should be clear: Companies will still need software that furthers their corporate goals and even gives them competitive advantage. That would be purchased and developed, if necessary, in house, or on a proprietary basis. But it needs to run on the company's computer system eventually, and its perfectly possible that system/network can be "rented out" from a utility.”
“To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world.”

Source : "Verses and Meditations". Book by Rudolf Steiner, 1985.
“The more I see of men, the better I like my dog.”
“The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter what they mean to you.”

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