"In a sense sickness is a place, more instructive than a long trip to Europe, and it's always a place where there's no company, where nobody can follow. Sickness before death is a very appropriate thing and I think those who don't have it miss one of God's mercies."

-- Flannery O'Connor

#Thinking Quotes #Europe Quotes #Long Quotes

“...nothing is creepier than a bunch of adults being very quiet.”

Source : Tina Fey (2011). “Bossypants”, p.79, Hachette UK
“Is it not dangerous to have students study together for years, copying the same models and approximately the same path?”
“It just happens I write fast and always have done.”
“The process of elimination, combined with a modicum of common sense, will always assist us to arrive at the correct conclusion with the maximum of possible accuracy and the minimum of hard labor. Which being translated means: I guessed it.”

Source : Margery Allingham (1961). “Three Cases for Mr. Campion”
“A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.”
“Never trust a man in red trousers”
“Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.”
“Well, I have a couple of projects in the pipeline, but I'm taking things slow for now and being choosy about the roles I take up. One thing I can assure you of is that you are going to see a lot of me!”

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