"Sleep is the gateway to those nightly visitations of the irrational."

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Source : Gayle Greene (2009). “Insomniac”, p.39, Univ of California Press

Gayle Greene

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“The histories of our two peoples, Palestinian and South African, correspond in such painful and poignant ways, that I intensely feel myself being at home amongst compatriots”
“Are the worst enemies of society those who attack it or those who do not even give themselves the trouble of defending it?”

Source : Gustave Le Bon (1899). “The Psychology of Socialism”, p.52, Transaction Publishers
“Right after the game, say as little as possible.”
“If you wear short skirts you get your femininity back.”

Source : "Mills McCartney set to become a trademark" by Julia Day, www.theguardian.com. September 4, 2003.
“So I applied to medical school and received a scholarship at Washington University in St. Louis. Washington University turned out to be a lucky choice. The faculty was scholarly and dedicated and accessible to students.”
“Divinity of art, it's such a mystery. How to convince people that no matter how much money you can spend on education and art education especially, that it implants, it directs a young person for the rest of their lives, and always in the most humane and positive and dignified manner.”
“Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. Some people are slow to take offense, which may make you misjudge the thickness of their skin, and fail to worry about insulting them. But should you offend their honor and their pride, they will overwhelm you with a violence that seems sudden and extreme given their slowness to anger. If you want to turn people down, it is best to do so politely and respectfully, even if you feel their request is impudent or their offer ridiculous.”
“I gravitate towards places where humans have been and are no more, to the edge of man's influence, where the elements are taking over or covering man's traces.”

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