"The secret of my success is longevity."

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Source : Charles Hartshorne (2007). “Hartshorne: A New World View”, p.2, Lulu.com

Charles Hartshorne

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“What is called generosity is really compassion. In the Shin'ei it is written "Seen from the eye of compassion, there is noone to be disliked. One who has sinned is to be pitied all the more." There is no limit to the breadth and depth of ones heart. There is room enough for all. That we still worship the sages of the three ancient kingdoms is because their compassion reaches us yet today.”
“Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a rope. Even putting my cigar in its holder is a thrill.”
“It's no fun to be a bluestocking in a family of jockstraps.”
“I had already done a lot of research for Rough Riders, keeping notebooks and old photographs. Some of the books were antiques for that time period, with the covers falling off.”
“People are taking it for granted that [the Negro] ought not to work with his head. And it is so easy for these people among whom we are living to believe this; it flatters and satisfies their self-complacency.”

Source : Paul Laurence Dunbar (2010). “The Sport of the Gods: and Other Essential Writings”, p.358, Modern Library
“Writing is like praying, because you stop all other activities, descend into silence, and listen patiently to the depths of your soul, waiting for true words to come. When they do, you thank God because you know the words are a gift, and you write them down as honestly and cleanly as you can.”

Source : Helen Prejean (2006). “The Death of Innocents: An Eyewitness Account of Wrongful Executions”, p.195, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
“Fitzcarraldo is that metonymic character that's unwilling to give up on his dreams. Meeting Walter was the point in which all of these dreams coalesced into a very real person with a very real story.”
“Iâ€™ve been trying to find a way for the terror and the beauty to live together in one song. I know itâ€™s possible.”

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