"There is something about the unexpected that moves us. As if the whole of existence is paid for in some way, except for that one moment, which is free."

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Source : Rose Tremain (1995). “Sacred Country”, p.232, Simon and Schuster

Rose Tremain

#Moving Quotes #Way Quotes #Unexpected Quotes

“My first film - a challenging role and completely different from the persona that was created in Italy. I was this super energetic, vibrant, happy, volumed hair, fitted dresses, the whole Italian va-va-voom thing. And the role was a girl that was really provoking society with being unnecessarily violent - just trying to see what people's limits are. It's a really dark tunnel to get to being nasty, being full of hate. When people hate there's a big sadness and rage within them, so it was interesting to go that dark with my first experience.”
“But see how oft ambition's aims are cross'd, and chiefs contend 'til all the prize is lost!”
“I don't like people. I don't like any kind of people. When you get them together in a big lump they all get nasty and dirty and full of trouble. So I don't like people including you. That's what a misanthropist is.”

Source : Mickey Spillane (1968). “The Big Kill”, p.7, Penguin
“It brings spiritual warfare and suffering for the priest as he identifies with those who suffer, and shares the frustrations, anger, and incomprehensibility of that suffering in what it does to those who suffer. The priest shares in these struggles of his suffering people, the uncertainties it brings, the sense of divine abandonment it induces, and the loneliness caused.”
“When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.”
“Overall, white men run America. From nuclear armaments to the filth and jeopardy of New York City subways to the cruel mismanagement of health care, is there anything to boast about?”

Source : June Jordan (1985). “On call: political essays”, South End Pr
“You have no choice but to operate in a world shaped by globalization and the information revolution. There are two options: adapt or die.”

Source : "High Output Management". Book by Andrew Grove, p. 229, 1995.
“My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play.”

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