"Not a moment passes these days without fresh rushes of academic lemmings off the cliffs they proclaim the political responsibilities of the critic, but eventually all this moralizing will subside."

-- Harold Bloom

#Responsibility Quotes #Political Quotes #Cliffs Quotes

“Why do you work so hard to make yourself disliked? I should think you'd find it happens enough on its own without putting yourself to any extra trouble.”

Source : Steven Brust (2011). “Tiassa”, p.57, Macmillan
“In addition to their 'do no evil' motto, Googlers have always been guided by another, much less explicit philosophy: 'computational arrogance.'”
“Sarah [Silverman] writes her own jokes. She doesn't just go through her life and talk about everything. She sits down and crafts jokes. Sometimes her inspiration comes from areas of her life that are risquÃ©. But she is an A-plus professional joke-writer in addition to being very attractive and a great performer.”
“Don't touch me; I'll die if you touch me.”
“For me, comedy literally is way more terrifying than doing drama, so it's always about stretching what I think I can do and putting myself out there in different context.”
“God has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.”
“I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!”
“Nothing says hell has to be fire.”

Source : Robert Goolrick (2010). “A Reliable Wife”, p.4, Algonquin Books

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