"I had always been considered such a nonentity where human relations were concerned that the idea that I might have an influence, even a corrupting influence ... penetrated my heart with a fierce little sting of pleasure."

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Source : Louis Auchincloss (2002). “The Rector of Justin: A Novel”, p.116, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Louis Auchincloss

#Heart Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Littles Quotes

“The words 'In God WE trust' are not only unconstitutional, they aren't even accurate.”
“As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to pay for it.”
“Celebrities in general are pretty democratic, just being in the theater. Plus, I'm from Chicago. But Obama's sensible... he's just a reasonable, sensible human being.”
“As long as I'm an hour away from a major airport, I can get to that job.”
“I wrote a play once called 'Lobby Hero,' which I thought turned out very well, but there's no final version of it. I published the one we produced, but there are seven other versions with different variations sitting in my desk at home.”
“The pathway to educational excellence lies within each school.”
“As for vegetables, I do not consider a plot of ground devoted to them worthy of the honorable name of garden. Vegetables are, of course, a part of gardening, but the least, the last, -for those who do not have to raise them, the most dishonorable part.”
“Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.”

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