"So they were turning, after all - those cameras. Life, which can be strangely merciful, had taken pity on Norma Desmond. The dream she had clung to so desperately had enfolded her. Norma: You see, this is my life. It always will be! (In a whisper) There's nothing else - just us - and the cameras - and those wonderful people out there in the dark. All right, Mr. De Mille, I'm ready for my close-up."

-- Gloria Swanson

#Dream Quotes #Taken Quotes #Dark Quotes

“This does not mean, of course, that we must think of waiting for the age of universal harmony.”
“I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.”

Source : Samuel Beckett (2009). “Three Novels: Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unnamable”, p.329, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Nothing that rest on some contradictory basis shall succeed or last in the long run ("ne saurait rÃ©ussir ou durer, Ã la longue", Fr.); all that involve (or imply...) a contradiction is fatally destined, early or late, to disintegrate and disappear.”
“Dad was synonymous with his charm and wit and grace, and it was sort of the perfect way to go for him.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I discovered that what most people call creepy, scary, and spooky, I call comfy, cozy, and home.”
“The hardware business is all about per-unit manufacturing cost and functionality. The services business is less asset-intensive and more dependent on people.”
“Jay-Z isn't actually any better than James Joyce even though more people understand him. I'm more interested in what's meaningful within the lives of individuals. And fiction will always be central to the lives of certain people, which is all that matters.”
“How delicious is the winning Of a kiss at Love's beginning, When two mutual hearts are sighing For the knot there's no untying!”

Source : Thomas Campbell (1837). “The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell”, p.226

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