"Living in a tower, however secure it may feel, is hardly a social attribute."

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Source : Dirk Bogarde (2014). “A Postillion Struck by Lightning”, p.171, A&C Black

Dirk Bogarde

#Towers Quotes #May Quotes #Social Quotes

“Collaborative is my favorite word in moviemaking.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The new people come in to do two things to, to do a review of existing policy to see where they might want to change it, and then to put in place the actual new policy, a presidential review directive, to a presidential decision directive.”
“If you look around at the news industry, there are more and more sites clamoring for that kind of writing, whether it's an Ideas section or personal essay series or longform. Readers are hungry for it. It's like prestige TV, though; it's execution-dependent. You have to figure out the right advertiser or sponsor, and you have to deliver, you can't just feed the beast.”
“How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn't matter, as there can be nothing but gratitude for even a glimpse of what exists for those who can become open to it.”

Source : Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin (1995). “Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story”
“The complaints of contemporary writes, who deplore the increase of luxury and deprevation of manners, are commonly expressive of their peculiar temper and situation. There are few observers who possess a clear and comprehensive view of the revolutions of society, and who are capable of discovering the nice and secret springs of action which impel, in the same uniform direction, the bland and capricious passions of a multitude of individuals.”
“I'd like to write a history, maybe of the Reformation.”
“The man who counts on the aid of a god deserves the help he doesn't get.”

Source : Glen Cook (2008). “The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company”, p.398, Macmillan
“Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhhâ€™ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy washy. Blah blah. Donâ€™t let someone steal your tenderness. Donâ€™t allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to truly be affected by things.”

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