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“The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.”
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“Eell there always is a tendency in human nature to deify.”
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“As we grow in higher consciousness, we discover that it is more important to be the right person then to find the right person.”
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“I had a curious feeling that I was living on several planes simultaneously; the overlapping of these planes was confusing.”
Source : Anna Kavan, Brian Wilson Aldiss (1990). “My madness: the selected writings of Anna Kavan”
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“No one, no social group, can today avoid the commitment to contribute to the clean up of public finances in order to prevent the financial collapse of Italy. The sacrifices will not be in vain, especially if the economy begins to grow again”
Source : "European leaders predict 2012 will be worse than 2011" by Lizzy Davies, www.theguardian.com. January 1, 2012.
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“The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for everything else, so why not the music?”
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“Simple English is no one’s mother tongue. It has to be worked for.”
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“The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.”
Source : William Spencer Vickrey (2004). “Full Employment and Price Stability: The Macroeconomic Vision of William S. Vickrey”, Edward Elgar Pub