"Most people die in improvised circumstances of harassment and confusion, whether in hospital or out of it."

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Germaine Greer

#Confusion Quotes #People Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“And I came close to losing a part of my foot on two occasions. I hope I'm consistently lucky and that the next time I develop a blister or step on something sharp, that I don't go as far as I did on those two times.”
“Do the right thing. Not just when it's convenient for you, but all the time. Words to live by.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“The reason I did the name change is simple. I wrote a bunch of autobiographical material and I was really enjoying myself doing it, and in two of the songs I quote two different people (referring to me as Mr. Stace). And it just hit me at some point that it was ludicrous for me to think of myself as Wesley Stace, publish novels as Wesley Stace, be Wesley Stace and not have it released as Wesley Stace.”

Source : Source: articles.chicagotribune.com
“I don't want to tell what the songs are about for me, because then people can't decide for themselves, which is why I write; it's for you to find your own meaning in. For me it's my story, for someone else it's theirs; if I tell exactly what it means, then it's only my story.”
“The rosy hearth, the lamplight's narrow beam, The meditation that is rather dream, With looks that lose themselves in cherished looks; The hour of steaming tea and banished books; The sweetness of the evening at an end, The dear fatigue, and right to rest attained, And worshipped expectation of the night,â€” Oh, all these things, in unrelenting flight, My dream pursues through all the vain delays, Impatient of the weeks, mad at the days!”

Source : Paul Verlaine (1906). “Poems”
“Desperate is not a sexual preference.”
“I am still the place where creation does some work on itself.”
“What triggered a migraine for me may have no effect on someone else. For many people, coffee can relieve symptoms somewhat, but for me it was a trigger. You really have to find out what affects you individually.”

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