"Realism gives me the impression of a mistake. Violence alone escapes the feeling of poverty of those realistic experiences. Only death and desire have the force that oppresses, that takes one's breath away. Only the extremism of desire and death enable one to attain the truth."

-- Georges Bataille

#Mistake Quotes #Giving Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“Sentence writers are not copyists; they are selectors.”

Source : "How To Write A Sentence And How To Read One". Chapter 4, What Is A Good Sentence?, p. 38. Book by Stanley Fish, 2011.
“Jackie had a keen eye for talent, and like an elephant never forgot. And, he was always right on the mark.”
“We don't exist unless we are deeply and sensually in touch with that which can be touched but not known.”
“Be careful about the advice you give, especially to your children.”

Source : "This much I know". Interview by Catriona O'Shaughnessy, www.theguardian.com. May 7, 2006.
“If mob law is going to rule, better dismiss, judge, sheriff, etc., and let's all take chances alike. I expect to be lynched in going to Lincoln [New Mexico.] Advise persons never to engage in killing.”
“The reality is that most of North America knows next to nothing of the 20th centurys first genocide - the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in the First World War.”
“Having been away from competitive tennis for a while, I am looking forward immensely to getting back on the circuit ... I am looking forward to playing the Big Girls. People have had expectations from me even when I was 10 years old. I try to switch off but you are right, it isn't always easy to do that because the expectations are really mounting.”
“I have learned as a journalist that if you look long enough and hard enough and carefully enough, most truths are discoverable.”

Source : Edward Klein (2013). “The Amateur”, p.14, Regnery Publishing

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