"When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Rome Quotes #Done Quotes #Literature Quotes

“When in doubt, throw it out.”
“When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.”
“Managing your problems can only make you good, whereas building your opportunities is the only way to become great.”
“Proving one's freedom will often mean insisting on the most arbitrary, odd, unrepeatable aspects of one's behavior.”

Source : Ermanno Bencivenga (1997). “Freedom: A Dialogue”, p.62, Hackett Publishing
“I'm just going to embrace every experience.”
“Elvis transcends his talent to the point of dispensing with it altogether.”
“Practically speaking, a life that is vowed to simplicity, appropriate boldness, good humor, gratitude, unstinting work and play, and lots of walking, brings us close to the actually existing world and its wholeness.”

Source : Gary Snyder (2010). “The Practice of the Wild”, p.25, Counterpoint Press
“We men who serve science serve only a reflection in a mirror.”

Source : Richard E. Byrd (2003). “Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure”, p.179, Island Press

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