"I work even when I am on vacation. You know that line by Stéphane Mallarmé, "All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book"? I am the kind of person who finds life interesting only if it is translated into writing, if it is parsed into words."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Bernard-Henri Levy

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Vacation Quotes

“Don't wish. Don't Start. Wishing only wounds the heart.”
“The disappearance of a sense of responsibility is the most far-reaching consequence of submission to authority.”

Source : Stanley Milgram (2017). “Obedience to Authority”, p.8, HarperCollins
“Throughout his life, Ronald Reagan believed America is capable of great things and its people could and would lead the way if left unburdened by taxation and regulation.”
“In terms of language, English is very dominant vis-Ãƒ-vis African language. That in itself is a power relationship - between languages and communities - because the English language is a determinant of the ladder to achievement.”
“Maybe I lacked coping skills. Maybe I was weak. I cared for people for no better reason than they seemed to care for me, acknowledge me. It didnâ€™t seem so dangerous at the time.”

Source : Mark Slouka (2014). “Brewster: A Novel”, p.61, W. W. Norton & Company
“Traditional television as we have known it will make love to the Internet and have a child. That child will be the future. It's already happening, and it's hot!”

Source : "I get to sit on the fence between cultures" by Sarfraz Manzoor, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2009.
“People say releasing an album is like giving birth, but itâ€™s more like having a gallbladder operation.”
“Do not waste time bothering whether you â€˜loveâ€™ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.”

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