"No affair that begins with such an orchestrated overture can end on a simple note."

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Source : Sloane Crosley (2012). “I Was Told There'd Be Cake”, p.9, Portobello Books

Sloane Crosley

#Simple Quotes #Affair Quotes #Ends Quotes

“The ESM, the European Stability Mechanism, is not funded by Germany alone. Twenty-seven percent of the bailout package comes from Germany. Italy and France together cover a total of 38 percent. That's reality. It makes no sense to say that everyone wants to get at Germany's money.”
“Where there is a living memory of struggle, they have a living memory of the rebellion. Where there's no struggle afterward the rebellion is forgotten.”

Source : "“Exiles From the Future”: An Interview with Vijay Prashad". Interview with Andrew Stewart, www.counterpunch.org. August 17, 2016.
“I used to do jacket design, and I'm very conscious of covers, and probably meddle more than other authors would.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“People come in and out of our lives to teach us. And we teach other people. It's part of the process. They come in and they go out. Some stay for longer than others.”
“Remember what Anatole France said about the dog masturbating on your leg--'Sure, it's honest, but who needs it?”
“For an inheritance to be really great, the hand of the defunct must not be seen.”
“I'm against an income tax because all the rich people hire lawyers and accountants to be sure that they don't pay income tax.”
“That's the problem with news interviews, you work your tail off to get prominent figures in the news on the radio, but once they've been on, the event passes, the urgency, the issues you talked about evaporate.”

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