"New Yorkers have a delightfully narcissistic habit of assuming that if they're not conscious of a scene, it doesn't exist."

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Sloane Crosley

#Narcissistic Quotes #Assuming Quotes #Habit Quotes

“Self-will seems to be the only virtue that takes no account of man-made laws.”
“Goodness and hard work are rewarded with respect.”

Source : Luther Campbell, John Ramsey Miller (1992). “As Nasty As They Wanna Be: The Uncensored Story of Luther Campbell of the 2 Live Crew”, Barricade Books Incorporated
“The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.”
“I can't bear Catholicism.”
“Lecturing is that mysterious process by means of which the contents of the note-book of the professor are transferred through the instrument of the fountain pen to the note-book of the student without passing through the mind of either.”
“Woman--with a capital letter--should by now have ceased to be a specialty. There should be no more need of "movements" on her behalf, and agitations for her advancement and developmentthan for the abolition of negro slavery in the United States.”
“There were definitely scenes I struggled with more than others: the car accident and the thunderstorm are two that come to mind. It's difficult to write about a thunderstorm. There are only so many ways to describe it and our vocabulary is so limited. And the car accident scene required a tense, manic quality that had to be conveyed in the language, as well as the character's dialogue and actions. I was editing these scenes long after I thought I was finished with them.”
“Things never pass where you think, nor along the paths you think”

Source : Gilles Deleuze, Claire Parnet (2007). “Dialogues II”, p.4, Columbia University Press

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