"It's very good for an idea to be commonplace. The important thing is that a new idea should develop out of what is already there so that it soon becomes an old acquaintance. Old acquaintances aren't by any means always welcome, but at least one can't be mistaken as to who or what they are."

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Source : Penelope Fitzgerald (1998). “The Gate of Angels”, p.202, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Penelope Fitzgerald

#Mean Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Important Quotes

“A brother who recognizes that we have shortcomings, we, in the struggle, have faults, and that he wanted to reconcile differences.”
“First, it is necessary to study the facts, to multiply the number of observations, and then later to search for formulas that connect them so as thus to discern the particular laws governing a certain class of phenomena. In general, it is not until after these particular laws have been established that one can expect to discover and articulate the more general laws that complete theories by bringing a multitude of apparently very diverse phenomena together under a single governing principle.”
“I sang the songs in 'The Doors'.”
“If intimidation is your game plan, I hope you have a better one.”
“The best and most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ is the way we treat other people.”
“You can see it in people's faces, when they're into a metal band. It's cool to see that being passed on.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“And now, at last, gaiaphage and Nemesis stood facing each other. â€œWhy didnâ€™t you just . . . fade?â€ Gaia demanded plaintively. â€œYou hit me,â€ Nemesis said. It was a little boyâ€™s voice coming from Caineâ€™s mouth. â€œAnd thatâ€™s not okay.”
“Let me get this straight. you want me to go stomping through a graveyard brandishing a bottle of booze to rouse an unrestful spirit so that I can interrogate him?" - Cat to Bones”

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