"Also, I had not yet found out about time; I was still under the illusion that I had plenty of time - time for this, time for that, time for everything, time to waste."

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Source : Joseph Mitchell (2016). “Joe Gould's Secret”, p.66, Open Road Media

Joseph Mitchell

#Waste Quotes #Illusion Quotes #Found Quotes

“Behind the cloud the sun is still shining.”
“I'd rather be single, happy, and lonely sometimes than married, lonely, and happy sometimes.”
“I do always have a wall up. But I feel by doing it, I keep myself safe.”
“Nothing is as depressing as absolute logic. Look at the maze of French politics perpetrated by a logical people.”
“My wife has a line of fine Indian foods, that's kind of a very successful business. It's an interesting way to see life.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“War." Gorgon spits the word. "That is what they call it to give the illusion of honor and law. It is chaos. Madness and blood and the hunger to win. It has always been thus and shall always be so.”
“For once in your life, here's your miracle, stand up and fight.”

Source : Song: This Is It, Album: Keep the Fire
“Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.”

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