"A book might be written on the injustice of the just."

-- Pauline Kael

#Book Quotes #Might Quotes #Injustice Quotes

“I like the freedom of research. Plus, if I fail in science, I know I can always survive because I have an M.D. This has been my insurance policy.”
“Truth will not make us rich, but it will make us free.”
“The best thing workers can bring to their jobs is a lifelong thirst for learning.”
“Two negatives make a positive but only in Scotland do two positives make a negative: aye right.”
“I've always thought that reviews and knowing how much your fans appreciate or don't like something, that's the sugar coating. I'm trying not to think about those things.”
“All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates.”
“Personal power is the ability to take action.”
“Would I still feel this way on leaving the party tonight? Or would I find cunning ways to latch on to minor defects so they'd start to bother me and allow me to snuff the dream till it tapered off and lost its luster and, with its luster gone, remind me once again, as ever again, that happiness is the one thing that in our lives others cannot bring.”

Source : André Aciman (2010). “Eight White Nights: A Novel”, p.5, Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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