"Fiction is an expressionist painting rather than a photograph."

-- Josip Novakovich

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“No sir, I don't know why, but my eyes don't cry no more.”
“The devil knows more from experience than from being the devil”
“I have had affairs that lasted decades and others that lasted for hours. I have loved princesses and peasants. And I suppose they loved me, each in their way.”
“Still, they were two thorns from the same thistle. Their tactics in terrorizing innocent ladies were identical. Their behavior was downright sinful, but what made it even worse was the fact that neither warrior seemed to realize the effect he had on others.”
“The Western world, and the UK in particular, is drowning in a sea of its own blubber.”
“As a young designer explained to me bluntly: "Everyone upstairs is dumb," referring to the floor above the engineering lair at the 156 University office where customer support, administrators and salespeople sat. My first impulse was to laugh at his ridiculous, blithe dismissiveness, until I realized that it wasn't very funny.”

Source : Katherine Losse (2012). “The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of the Social Network”, p.77, Simon and Schuster
“I like the idea of playing in unison with yourself.”
“Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.”

Source : Robert Macfarlane (2004). “Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit”, Vintage Books

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