"There is something mysteriously powerful that can happen when young, inchoate minds come into contact with older and more worldly ones in a spirit of intellectual and creative endeavour - if I believed in progress, I suppose that's what I'd call it."

-- Will Self

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“I wanted to create an environment in which more than just personal essays could be represented, and in which stranger approaches to making essays could be celebrated.”
“But in real life, happily-ever-after is just the beginning. It's where life starts.”

Source : Kay Hooper (1984). “If There Be Dragons”
“No man will ever unfold the capacities of his own intellect who does not at least checker his life with solitude.”

Source : Thomas De Quincey (1871). “The Works of Thomas De Quincey: Suspira de profundis. General index”, p.3
“Action in war is like movement in a resistant element. Just as the simplest and most natural of movements, walking, cannot easily be performed in water, so in war, it is difficult for normal efforts to achieve even moderate results.”
“As a handful of sand thrown into the ocean, so are the sins of all flesh as compared with the mind of God.”
“We were created for the purpose of giving God's invisible character a glimpse of visibility.”
“Talent jogs to conclusions to which Genius takes giant leaps.”

Source : Edwin Percy Whipple (1859). “Lectures on Subjects Connected with Literature and Life”, p.162
“Sarah Palin uses me as a laugh line in her stump speeches. If you're willing to turn me into a joke, you should also be willing to talk to me.”

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