"The stars have their own language, you know. If you're careful, you can learn it."

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Source : Sarah Jio (2013). “The Last Camellia: A Novel”, p.27, Penguin

Sarah Jio

#Stars Quotes #Language Quotes #Careful Quotes

“There was always some germ of joy, some little paramecium of happiness wriggling around, waiting for a chance to get out.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“People are so prone to lean upon gifted men. And if they cannot have such, they get discouraged and scattered, instead of getting lovingly together and helping one another by their mutual faith.”
“It is oppression that creates sex and not the contrary. The contrary would be to say that sex creates oppression, or to say that the cause (origin) of oppression is to be found in sex itself, in a natural division of the sexes preexisting (or outside of) society.”

Source : Monique Wittig (1992). “The Straight Mind: And Other Essays”, Beacon Press (MA)
“Each relationship nurtures a strength or weakness within you.”

Source : Mike Murdock (2012). “1 Minute Businesswoman's Devotional”, p.28, Wisdom International Inc
“Whoever entered the political realm had first to be ready to risk his life, and too great a love for life obstructed freedom, was a sure sign of slavishness. Courage therefore became the political virtue par excellence.”
“The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.”
“The young nobles, of whom there were many, were volunteers, who had paid their own expenses in expectation of a golden harvest, and they chafed in impatience and disgust. The religious element in the colony-unlike the former Huguenot emigration to Brazil--was evidently subordinate. The adventurers thought more of their fortunes than of their faith.”
“There's a certain power in vague language, but I started to get more into the idea of really trying to have a discrete thought in the lyrics and to have songs that were about stuff - to try to make things more coherent.”

Source : "Dirty Projectors". Interview with Brandon Stosuy, pitchfork.com. July 2, 2012.

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