"The common workshop goal is revision, not suicide."

-- Hilma Wolitzer

#Suicide Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Goal Quotes

“You cannot escape where you come from, September. Some part of it remains inside you always, like the slender white heart in the center of the thickest onion.”
“Just as there are O.K.-words in conversationship so there are O.K.-people to mention in Newstatesmanship.”

Source : Stephen Potter (1962). “Three-upmanship: The theory & practice of gamesmanship: Some notes on lifemanship [and] One-upmanship”
“We don't want any adventures here! You might try over the Hill or Across the Water.”
“Lay low, play dumb, keep moving.”
“Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike.”
“The Vagabond life is the logical life to lead if one seeks the intimate knowledge of the world we were seeking.”
“Havin' cash is highly addictive, especially when you're used to havin' money to live with.”
“Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities.”

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