"Sometimes one has the feeling of an almost supernatural character to the shifts and changes in our national mood. They appear beyond the prose of cause and effect ..."

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Source : Elizabeth Hardwick (1962). “A View of My Own: Essays on Literature and Society”

Elizabeth Hardwick

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“In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge.”

Source : 'Letters to Arthur Charles Stanhope, Esq.' (1817) Letter to A. C. Stanhope, 12 October 1765
“After September 11, the European governments have completely failed. They are incapable of seeing beyond their own national scope of interests.”
“I didn't know Charlie Parker well, but I spent some time with him, and he was articulate and well-spoken with a lot of curiosity about music and the world. But the only way he seems to be depicted is as a junkie. And that's not the full picture.”
“I just take one day at a time, pray, and know that whatever happens is God's will, so there's nothing I can do to change that.”
“The devil wants to convince you that dying is the worst thing. It is very much easier to do what god made you for than not.”
“It's nice to be in a world where you're not going to exhaust storylines with potential villains.”

Source : "Donal Logue Talks GOTHAM, Joining the DC Universe, How His Kids Love the Show, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 10, 2014.
“The fact that most people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart's concertos, is what permits men like us to become famous.”
“Our political class no longer has any convictions. You can only pass along the beliefs that you hold. They no longer believe in France - they have a post-national worldview. I call them France-skeptics. That's why democracy is collapsing here in France.”

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