"That is one of the bitter curses of poverty; it leaves no right to be generous."

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Source : George Gissing (2016). “The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft”, p.200, The Floating Press

George Gissing

#Poverty Quotes #Bitterness Quotes #Curse Quotes

“Comfort is bought at too high a price.”

Source : Dora Russell (1975). “The Tamarisk Tree: My quest for liberty and love”
“By doing good, we do well.”
“It's drones over Brooklyn, you blink, you could get tooken, And now you're understanding the definition of 'Crooklyn.' Pigs on parade, but bacon fryin' and cookin', Cause kids' tired of dyin' and walkin' round like they shooken.”
“When Nietzsche praises egoism it is always in an aggressive or polemical way, against the virtues, against the virtue of disinterestedness (Z III "Of the three evil things"). But in fact egoism is a bad interpretation of the will, just as atomism is a bad interpretation of force. In order for there to be egoism it is necessary for there to be an ego.”
“My basic rule is to speak slowly and simply so that my audience has an opportunity to follow and think about what I am saying.”
“Progress not perfection... you can't be perfect everything... but you can gain progress on a daily basis.”
“I'm just a guy. I get treated like I'm famous but I don't take it seriously. I take the time people take out to check me out very, very seriously.”
“Writing is how I stay sane. It's completely necessary.”

Source : "Why Author Kathryn Harrison Wants Her Writing to 'Destroy Your Equilibrium'". Interview with Leigh Haber, www.oprah.com. November 2014.

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