"I thought: pity the poor in spirit who know neither the enchantment nor the beauty of language."

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Source : "The Elegance of the Hedgehog". Book by Muriel Barbery, August 31, 2006.

Muriel Barbery

#Enchantment Quotes #Spirit Quotes #Language Quotes

“I'm not trying to be a finger-wagger at society. I sort of start with myself.”
“Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.”
“The way animals were and are abused appalls me to this very day.”
“Colour is uncontainable. It effortlessly reveals the limits of language and evades our best attempts to impose a rational order on it To work with colour is to become acutely aware of the insufficiency of language and theory â€“ which is both disturbing and pleasurable.”

Source : Gary Hume, Adrian Searle, David Batchelor, British Council (1999). “Gary Hume: British Pavilion, XLVIII Venice Biennale, 13 June-7 Novermer 1999”
“We measure our days out in steps of uncertainty not turning to see how far we've come. And peer down the highway from here to eternity and reach out for love on the run.”
“You do see some people that can contort themselves all the way around, but they may have been practicing for years, they may be gymnasts or they may just be flexible.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A tablecloth restaurant is still one of the great rewards of civilization.”

Source : Harry Golden (1967). “The Best of Harry Golden”, Cleveland : World Publishing Company
“I'm feeling really grateful. I'm feeling grateful that I've been able to participate in this game for as long as I have. I'm feeling grateful that I've been able to tell my stories. I don't know that my mom and dad are that grateful, or Carey [Hart, Pink's husband], but it's been good for me. I'm grateful if I've kept one girl from feeling different or ugly or unempowered.”

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