"One can reach the gates of hell just as easily by short steps as by large."

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Source : Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child (2002). “The Cabinet of Curiosities: A Novel”, p.395, Hachette UK

Douglas Preston

#Steps Quotes #Hell Quotes #Gates Of Hell Quotes

“Not forever does the bulbul sing In balmy shades of bowers, Not forever lasts the spring Nor ever blossom the flowers. Not forever reigneth joy, Sets the sun on days of bliss, Friendships not forever last, They know not life, who know not this.”

Source : Khushwant Singh, Nandini Mehta (1993). “Not a nice man to know: the best of Khushwant Singh”
“I don't like the sound of my own voice. And, for people I don't know, their impression of me is what they read on the internet, and they're so far off a lot of the time. I think people are intimidated by me, and I don't know why. Sometimes even my own bandmates can be intimidated, or irritated, by me. I come across as arrogant somehow. In reality, I've probably got the lowest self-esteem of anybody I know, which has really been rubbed in my face lately in personal situations.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“As a man is, so he sees. As the eye is formed, such are its powers.”
“Possess your soul with patience.”
“Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that.”
“Usually the things you dislike in a person are his defenses against fear.”
“People have said, 'Why don't you make your own company like Chan-wook Park has his own company,' but my head is full of writing and directing and I don't feel like I want to run a company. That's not really within my personality as well.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview with Bong Joon-ho" by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. March 7, 2007.
“TheÂ longing for sweets is really a yearning for love or 'sweetness.”

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