"Whenever I read statistical reports, I try to imagine my unfortunate contemporary, the Average Person, who, according to these reports, has 0.66 children, 0.032 cars, and 0.046 TVs."

-- KatÃ³ Lomb

#Children Quotes #Average Quotes #Car Quotes

“I have trashed the to-do list to help my brain.”
“The maddest phenomenon in this wholly mad world â€“ that the filming or wirelessing of an event, whether it is the Grand National or an attack in force on the Maginot Line, is held to be of more importance than the event itself.”

Source : James Agate (1940). “Ego 4: yet more of the autobiography of James Agate”
“My two sons speak Hebrew, and are familiar with the scriptures and with rabbinic literature. This is the way we live.”
“Jarecki's 'Reagan' is a compellingly watchable and appropriately conflicted portrait...artfully nuanced and intellectually curious.”
“All is vanity, and discovering it - the greatest vanity.”
“Let us remind ourselves that it is ordinary people - men and women, boys and girls - that make the world a special place”
“Got a proper job at 28. Gave it up to try comedy at 38. Decided to get fit and healthy at 48. It's never too late. But do it now”
“I like libraries. It makes me feel comfortable and secure to have walls of words, beautiful and wise, all around me. I always feel better when I can see that there is something to hold back the shadows.”

Source : Roger Zelazny (1978*). “Nine princes in Amber. The guns of Avalon”

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