"There is no other way to judge the work of a mind except through its words."

-- Richard Mitchell

#Judging Quotes #Mind Quotes #Way Quotes

“When you meet a stranger, look at his shoes. Keep your money in your shoes.”
“It's a dream of mine. I worked very, very hard for many years. But the reality is, it's slow coming ... I think we're still a generation away from that.”
“I think my entire career path was determined for me when I was 6 years old, watching reruns of 'I Love Lucy' on TV and thinking about making people laugh.”

Source : Interview with Tasha Robinson, film.avclub.com. July 26, 2006.
“What use is a good thought if no one agrees with it?”
“No matter how well you think you've hidden, you'll always leave behind a trace. And the more you try to hide that trace, the more obvious and troublesome it will become.”
“Leaf fans loyalty is unshakeable. The fans keep coming back and it hurts, I have been there. I have lost in game six to go to the finals with the Maple Leafs, against Carolina and what a great final that would have been.”
“Naturally I feel no shame in writing these things because of the time which separates the moment when they are written--when only I can see them--from the moment when they will be read by other people, a moment which I feel will never come. By then I could have had an accident or died; a war or a revolution could have broken out. This delay makes it possible for me to write today, in the same way I used to lie in the scorching sun for a whole day at sixteen, or make love wihout contraceptives at twenty: without thinking about the consequences”

Source : Annie Ernaux (2011). “Simple Passion”, p.29, Seven Stories Press
“Troubles, even the dullest, are always mildly interesting at the first hearing ...”

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