"You can learn to find unknowns in equations, draw equidistant lines and demonstrate theorems, but in real life there's nothing to position, calculate, or guess."

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Source : Delphine de Vigan (2010). “No and Me”, p.67, A&C Black

Delphine de Vigan

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“Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed.”
“I would rather be a serf in a poor man's house and be above ground than reign among the dead.”
“Actors tend to be quite good at getting on with people.Â If youâ€™re an arsehole, people donâ€™t want to work with you. You wonâ€™t get hiredÂ Â Well, there are a few arseholes.”
“That is my problem with life, I rush through it, like I'm being chased. Even things whose whole point is slowness, like drinking relaxing tea. When I drink relaxing tea I suck it down as if I'm in a contest for who can drink relaxing tea the quickest.”

Source : Miranda July (2008). “No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories”, p.34, Simon and Schuster
“Stop Bullying. No one deserves to feel worthless.”
“I emphasize... that the Harrimans showed great courage and loyalty and confidence in us, because three or four of us were really running the business, the day to day business.”
“If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.”
“Whatever is pure is also simple. It does not keep the eye on itself. The observer forgets the window in the landscape it displays. A fine style gives the view of fancy--its figures, its trees, or its palaces,--without a spot.”

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