"Haven't you noticed that we women daydream infinitely less than you men? We can't anticipate pleasure in our imagination or keep suffering out our lives with some imaginary consolation.Whatever is,is.Imagintion! It's so paltry!Yes,when you've grown older,as I have,you occasionally make do with the poor comedy of the imagination."

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Source : Jens Peter Jacobsen (2006). “Niels Lyhne”, p.60, Penguin

Jens Peter Jacobsen

#Men Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“I think Jews are the smartest people in the world”
“If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.”
“You cannot move on to a new phase in life if you bring your old baggage with you, let the bad go, and move onto the new.”
“Our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in Washington, restore the rightful balance between the state and federal government.”
“It's never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere.”

Source : Marya Mannes (1964). “But Will it Sell?”
“A good comedy’s very hard to make, so good comic writing I really enjoy.”

Source : "Colm Meaney Manifest Destiny". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. June 7, 2012.
“There are days when you just don't feel all that evil." You don't become a world-class villain overnight." -Dr. Impossible”
“So often we give God a partial obedience. We do not dare to disobey, but we do not care to obey fully. So we compromise. We do some of what we should, thus removing the stigma of disobedience. But we refrain from the most difficult or objectionable or uncomfortable part, and thus try to get the best of both worlds.”

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