"A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in."

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Source : "The Leopard" translated by Archibald Colquhoun, London: Fontana, (p. 128), 1963.

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

#House Quotes #Rooms Quotes

“When I paint a person, his enemies always find the portrait a good likeness.”
“I love the Internet, and the Internet loves me back. Why else would it offer me so much sex?”
“Psychotherapy can be one of the greatest and most rewarding adventures, it can bring with it the deepest feelings of personal worth, of purpose and richness in living.”
“This is part of what a family is about, not just love. It's knowing that your family will be there watching out for you. Nothing else will give you that. Not money. Not fame. Not work.”

Source : Mitch Albom (2007). “Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson”, p.92, Broadway Books
“In fact, now for whatever reason, if we're recording in the same room, I get a little distracted because I'm watching the actor instead of listening to the actor. The way we do it now, they're on the phone, and we're sitting here with scripts in front of us taking notes seriously and marking takes and doing some adlibs. I can really focus on the words and not the surroundings.”

Source : Interview with Vlada Gelman, www.avclub.com. February 24, 2011.
“The correct didactic analysis is one that does not in the least differ from the curative treatment. How, indeed, shall the future analyst learn the technique if he does not experience it just exactly as he is to apply it later?”
“Germany is using its Energiewende policy as a way of envisioning a green transformation and innovation across many sectors.”
“Some refuse the loan of life to avoid the debt of death.”

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