"I am not a bibliophile but a humanophile: I look for rare human beings."

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Source : Natalie Clifford Barney, Anna Livia (1992). “A perilous advantage: the best of Natalie Clifford Barney”, New Victoria Pub

Natalie Clifford Barney

#Looks Quotes #Bibliophiles Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Meeting Stevie Wonder was a massive, lifetime achievement for me. He's one of the sweetest people. I sense a kindred spirit in him, and I hope he'd say the same. Actually, he did.”
“Words alone can rarely justify censorship. If we censor words themselves without looking at the context, we could shut down much of the entertainment industry.”
“It's so much easier to suggest solutions when you don't know too much about the problem.”
“The vocation of each writer is to describe the world as he or she sees it; anything more than that is advertising.”

Source : Hanif Kureishi (2014). “The Word and the Bomb”, p.5, Faber & Faber
“I studied opera, and when I left conservatory I told myself I would never sing in public again.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“You begin with the possibilities of the material.”
“The conservationist¹s most important task, if we are to save the Earth, is to educate.”
“It's not a great song unless it makes your DNA remember Eden and your spirit long for Home.”

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