"The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way?"

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Source : Elaine Dundy (2010). “The Dud Avocado”, p.80, New York Review of Books

Elaine Dundy

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“Anti-Semitism is the socialism of fools”

Source : "Der Antisemitismus". Book by Hermann Bahr, p. 21, 1894.
“As long as there are games to play its not over”
“My grandfather gave me inspiration to cook, and love food and flavors. My Aunt Raffie, gave me creativity and the inspiration to create new things. My mother inspires me to find simplicity in food.”
“The Second Law of Thermodynamics: If you think things are in a mess now, just wait!”
“That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones.”

Source : Raymond Carver (2015). “Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose”, p.102, Vintage
“The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality.”
“You are what you are most profoundly thankful for, and what you love.”
“I feel obligated to offer the audience a good fight, and I have a responsibility to entertain the fans. But I also can't make the mistake of underestimating that bull. I would be stupid if I did. No matter how well prepared I am for a bullfight, I never know what will happen in the ring. I don't know how the bull will react and whether he'll give me an opportunity to display my skills. Perhaps he'll be too stubborn for that. And then there's also the wind that makes me afraid. It's a torero's greatest enemy.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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