"This commonplace cycle of falling asleep and waking, in darkness, under private cover, with another creature, a pale soft tender mammal, putting faces together in a ritual of affection, briefly settled in the eternal necessities of warmth, comfort, safety, crossing limbs to draw nearer - a simple daily consolation, almost too obvious, easy to forget by daylight."

-- Ian Mcewan

#Fall Quotes #Simple Quotes #Safety Quotes

“To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.”
“Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than the best of borrowed thought.”

Source : Albert Pinkham Ryder (1961). “Albert Pinkham Ryder: Exhibition April 8-May 12, 1961”
“I don't want to pursue someone at all - I want someone to pursue me.”
“The Original Sin which brought us to the brink of bankruptcy and dictatorship was the Federal Income Tax Amendment and its illegitimate child, Federal Aid.”
“God, I want to give You every minute of this year. I shall try to keep You in mind every moment of my waking hours....I shall try to let You be the speaker and direct every word. I shall try to let You direct my acts. I shall try to learn Your language.”

Source : Frank Charles Laubach (1990). “Man of Prayer: Selected Writings of a World Missionary”
“[A] private property regime makes people responsible for their own actions in the realm of material goods. Such a system therefore ensures that people experience the consequences of their own acts. Property sets up fences, but it also surrounds us with mirrors, reflecting back upon us the consequences of our own behavior.”
“I feel very grateful that for some reason I was raised to believe that I had permission to explore the creative world. I'm very aware of what a privilege that is, because most people don't grant themselves that permission, and I really think that's the only thing that separates people that call themselves artists from the rest of the world. It's suspending self-judgment for long enough to do something expressive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss that.”

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