"The risks involved in the pursuit of magic are--put simply--either getting frightened by unpleasant perceptions or becoming deluded. Unfortunately it is possible to suffer from both symptoms at the same time."

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Source : Philip Carr-Gomm, Richard Heygate (2010). “The Book of English Magic”, p.400, The Overlook Press

Philip Carr-Gomm

#Risk Quotes #Suffering Quotes #Magic Quotes

“I think that if we just listen to ourselves we know what it is we have to do . . . . And I have come o think that however much it hurts, however hard it is, we have to listen. We have to live our lives.”

Source : Linda Olsson (2007). “Astrid and Veronika”, p.106, Penguin
“It is for the State to take care that the economic conditions are such that the normal man who is not defective in mind or body or will can be useful labor feed, house, and clothe himself and his family. The "right to work" and the "right to a living wage" are just as valid as the rights of person or property.”
“I came into the world imbued with the will to find a meaning in things, my spirit filled with the desire to attain to the source of the world, and then I found that I was an object in the midst of other objects.”
“The 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance. The growth of democracy; the growth of corporate power; and the growth of corporate propaganda against democracy.”

Source : Alex Carey, Andrew Lohrey (1997). “Taking the Risk Out of Democracy: Corporate Propaganda Versus Freedom and Liberty”, p.18, University of Illinois Press
“I'm on the air five hours, and I blurt out anything in my head. Dangerous? Maybe.”
“I love to roast vegetables - carrots, fennel, and so on. I also love to mash or puree pretty much any vegetable!”

Source : "The Spotted Pig's April Bloomfield". Interview with Lauren Salkeld, www.epicurious.com.
“If they wish to fight today, let them come like men.”
“I have respected women from the beginning of my life.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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