"This going into Europe will not turn out to be the thrilling mutual exchange supposed. It is more like nine middle-aged couples with failing marriages meeting in a darkened bedroom in a Brussels hotel for a group grope."

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Source : 1975 On Britain's entry into the EEC, in the Sunday Times, 27 Apr.

E. P. Thompson

#Couple Quotes #Europe Quotes #Groups Quotes

“Consciousness is a sea ringed with visions.”
“You are as old as God and as young as the morning.”
“He who begins by seeking God within himself may end by confusing himself with God.”
“There are things we want, and things we may have.... Sanity lies in knowing the difference.”

Source : Karen Chance (2010). “Death's Mistress: A Midnight's Daughter Novel”, p.131, Penguin
“Intimacy is not trapped within words. It passes through words. It passes. The truth is that intimates leave the room. Doors close. Faces move away from the window. Time passes. Voices recede into the dark. Death finally quiets the voice. And there is no way to deny it. No way to stand in the crowd, uttering one's family language.”
“I'm a big baby. I'm not tough at all.”
“I love the road. That's always been my goal. I've said that to many record labels. I want to make records. The road is my favorite. Some people hate the road, I love the road.”
“If you were going to be attracted to a mystical faith which involved the contemplative life, Buddhism would be quite reasonable. But then, not everybody is a budding mystic. In fact, it's pretty certain that very few people are. So another kind of religion, one that was perhaps more pragmatic and service-oriented, might appeal to those others. So I think you have to take your values into account.”

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