"The writer must be universal in sympathy and an outcast by nature: only then can he see clearly."

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Source : Flaubert's Parrot (1984) ch. 10

Julian Barnes

#Sympathy Quotes #Outcast Quotes

“The best prayers have often more groans than words.”
“Arthur Hughes is one of the pioneers of modern database marketing. His new book, Strategic Database Marketing, Third Edition, contains the wisdom of twenty years of database marketing experience from scores of companies throughout the US. I can heartily endorse Arthur's book for anyone who wants to know the state of the art in database marketing today.”
“The biggest farce of man's history has been the argument that wars are fought to save civilization.”
“George Reeves was really Superman in my eyes. For him to come on the set and be there was a treat for me.”
“One day youâ€™ll wake up and find that the painâ€™s still there but it doesnâ€™t hurt quite so much.”
“When you face a creative change at the house, you have to start a dialogue, and talk with the designer about how he envisions the brand to make sure that you're on the same page. It's the way the designers talk about the brand, and what they see, and their emotions, how they perceive the house.”

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“Obviously the holy practice (of polygamy) will commence again after the Second Coming of the Son of Man and the ushering in of the millennium.”
“I have my life on a track that I want it on, and I don't want to get off.”

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