"Tourists moved over the piazza like drugged insects on a painted plate ..."

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Source : Shana Alexander (1970). “The feminine eye”, McCall Pub. Co

Shana Alexander

#Travel Quotes #Tourists Quotes #Insects Quotes

“There's just an incredibly rich and interesting relationship between our listening to music and the way our minds engage.”
“There is nothing like a naturalistic orientation to dispel all these morbid thoughts of "sin" and "free will" and "moral responsibility.”

Source : Jason Rosenhouse, Raymond M. Smullyan (2014). “Four Lives: A Celebration of Raymond Smullyan”, p.325, Courier Corporation
“I love human aggression. I like it in myself, I think. As far as something to get out, I believe that everybody has it in them, so I like to be an outlet.”
“It is evident that the state is a creation of nature, and that man is by nature a political animal.”
“Facts are irrelevant. What matters is what the consumer believes.”
“I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It's a dying art.”

Source : David Lodge (2011). “The Campus Trilogy: Changing Places; Small World; Nice Work”, p.433, Penguin
“Everything human is alien to me.”
“If Rumi is the most-read poet in America today, Coleman Barks is in good part responsible. His ear for the truly divine madness in Rumiâ€™s poetry is really remarkable.”

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