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“There is nothing fiercer than a failed artist. The energy remains, but, having no outlet, it implodes in a great black fart of rage which smokes up all the inner windows of the soul. Horrible as successful artists often are, there is nothing crueler or more vain than a failed artist.”
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“Words, words, word. Once, I had the gift. I could make love out of words as a potter makes cups of clay. Love that overthrows empire. Love that binds two hearts together, come hellfire & brimstone. For sixpence a line, I could cause a riot in a nunnery. But now -- I have lost my gift. It's as if my quill is broken, as if the organ of my imagination has dried up, as if the proud -illegible word- of my genius has collapsed.”
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“Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.”
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“The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died.”
Source : Adrian Goldsworthy (2009). “The Fall Of The West: The Death Of The Roman Superpower”, p.178, Hachette UK
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“If I were a painter, you'd be calling me Shaqcasso.”
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“After a few years of the addiction controlling my online life, and beginning to affect my life offline as well - meeting men and becoming physically involved with them - whether I believed in God or not, to me was moot. Anything that had as much control over my life as this addiction did could not be healthy.”
Source : "Secrets, Lies, & Porn in the Church: A Q&A with “Permission to Speak Freely” Author Anne Jackson". Interview with Flunking Sainthood, www.beliefnet.com. September 2010.
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“A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.”
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“Quick! Head for the ground floor! We have to get out! We will die if we stay! The vampires are here!" "Haven't you got a hug for me, Larten, old buddy?”