"And the name of the one shall be Fearfulness. And the name of the other shall be Arrogance... Well, clearly you are not Fearfulness, so I suppose you must be Arrogance.' This was not very polite."

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Source : Susanna Clarke (2009). “Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell”, p.799, Bloomsbury Publishing

Susanna Clarke

#Names Quotes #Arrogance Quotes #Polite Quotes

“It sometimes happens that you just know... You have a feeling that things are coinciding, and that they operate and work on a number of levels - obviously visual aesthetics, but also content and narrative in terms of the bigger picture. When document and metaphor come together.”
“To say that politics is not a part of sports is not being realistic. When I run, I am more than a runner. I am a diplomat, an ambassador for my country.”
“The chief merit of language is clearness.”

Source : Galen, Arthur John Brock (1991). “On the natural faculties”, Loeb Classical Library
“To live means to experience-through doing, feeling, thinking. Experience takes place in time, so time is the ultimate scarce resource we have. Over the years, the content of experience will determine the quality of life. Therefore one of the most essential decisions any of us can make is about how one's time is allocated or invested.”
“Whenever you are angry, be assured that it is not only a present evil, but that you have increased a habit.”
“What does it say about us that people who are considered defective are instinctively caring and compassionate?”
“We forget that the simple gesture of putting a book in someone's hands can change a life. I want to remind you that it can. I want to thank you because it did. - 2010 Indies Choice Award”
“On the subject of love at first sight, Iâ€™m with the Beatles: I believe that it happens all the time.”

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