"A grave is such a quiet place."

-- Edna St. Vincent Millay

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“I used to think the world was broken down by tribes,' I said. 'By Black and White. By Indian and White. But I know this isn't true. The world is only broken into two tribes: the people who are ***** and the people who are not.”

Source : Ross Macdonald (1967). “Archer in Hollywood: Three Exciting Novels: The Moving Target, The Way Some People Die [and] The Barbarous Coast”, New York : Knopf
“All Americans suffer from anxiety; it's a national disease.”
“In order to climb properly on big peak one must free oneself of fear. This means you must write yourself off before any big climb. You must say to yourself, I may die here.”
“I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.”

Source : "François Hollande annouces €10bn cut in public spending" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. September 09, 2012.
“Age merely shows what children we remain.”
“My life is not easy, but it's awesome.”
“Above a certain level of income, the relative value of material consumption vis-a-vis leisure time is diminished, so earning a higher income at the cost of working longer hours may reduce the quality of your life. More importantly, the fact that the citizens of a country work longer than others in comparable countries does not necessarily mean that they like working longer hours. They may be compelled to work long hours, even if they actually want to take longer holidays.”
“I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.”

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