"Perhaps I'm old and tired, but I always think that the chances of finding out what really is going on are so absurdly remote that the only thing to do is to say hang the sense of it and just keep yourself occupied."

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“It's a lot more than clicking the shutter...it's the ideas, it's the visual voice, it's the telling the story, it's kind of going beyond that initial thing that just means you happened to be there at the right time.”
“I adore [my son]. I wouldn't trade him in for a Pulitzer - unless someone actually offered that as an option.”
“You will never know the feeling of a driver when winning a race. The helmet hides feelings that cannot be understood.”
“You have to understand that we've had more than 40 years now of massively financed propaganda called the 'War on Drugs'.”
“You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.”
“Conduct yourself towards your parents as you would have your children conduct themselves towards you.”

Source : Isocrates (2016). “Delphi Complete Works of Isocrates (Illustrated)”, p.14, Delphi Classics
“I didn't have a role model when I was younger.”
“When your eyes are softly focused on the horizon for sustained periods, your brain releases endorphins. It's the same as a runner's high. These days, we spend our lives staring at screens twelve inches in front of us.”

Source : Maria Semple (2012). “Where'd You Go, Bernadette”, p.228, Hachette UK

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