"It almost seemed as if there must be some random and of course unfair thrift in the emotional housekeeping of the world, if the great happiness--however temporary, however flimsy--of one person could come out of the great unhappiness of another."

-- Alice Munro

#Emotional Quotes #World Quotes #Unhappiness Quotes

“Humanity is on the march, earth itself is left behind.”

Source : "The Arrogance of Humanism". Book by David Ehrenfeld, 1978.
“People have to understand what my game is. It's not all about numbers. There's a bigger picture here. I don't create off the dribble. I rely on my teammates; my role is to set screens and get rebounds”
“His biggest misgiving came from his concern about the loud crash that was bound to occur and would probably create, if not terror, at least anxiety behind all the doors. But that would have to be risked.”
“Hamas cannot stand free media.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“there is no 'feminine writing' ... and one makes a mistake is using and giving currency to this expression.”

Source : Monique Wittig (1992). “The Straight Mind: And Other Essays”, Beacon Press (MA)
“Bleaching my hair for Two Moon Junction... my hair was fried and I looked like an idiot.”
“Quite, quite,' she thought with a little sigh. 'It's always like this in their adventures. To save and be saved. I wish somebody would write a story sometime about the people who warm up the heroes afterward.”

Source : Tove Jansson (2014). “Moominland Midwinter”, p.122, Macmillan
“Research your idea. See if there's a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don't know if there's a need for it. You also have to research your competition.”

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