"Distance in a straight line has no mystery. The mystery is in the sphere."

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Source : Thomas Mann (1934). “Joseph and His Brothers”, New York : A.A. Knopf

Thomas Mann

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“It is wrong to ask for more than you give freely. In this way, we come to resemble what we hate.”

Source : Stephen R. Donaldson (2012). “Lord Foul's Bane”, p.260, Del Rey
“A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until thereâ€™s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you now.”

Source : Chang-rae Lee (2014). “On Such a Full Sea: A Novel”, p.42, Penguin
“New York is such a special place. It's really intense for people because they live here when they're young. On top of the energy of the city there's a visceral experience a lot of people have because it's a time in their lives where they're just absorbing a lot. Things take on a significance that they might not otherwise.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“There are people who've said that I'm being brave for being openly supportive of gay marriage, gay adoption... With all due respect, I humbly dissent. I am not being brave, I'm a decent human being... Love is a human experience, not a political statement”
“I had Micah Richards as a player at 16 and he was a man then. What is he now? A bigger man, probably”
“Hope burns eternal in the human heart.”

Source : O.R. Melling (2012). “The Chronicles of Faerie (Book 2): The Summer King”, Amulet Books
“Two things are aesthetically perfect in the world - the clock and the cat.”
“When I go home, the last thing I want to do is read about the popular lore of vampires.”

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