"Misery, anger, indignation, discomfort-those conditions produce literature. Contentment-never. So there you are."

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T. E. Lawrence

#Contentment Quotes #Literature Quotes #Misery Quotes

“I tend to write out the first iteration of a lyric here and then go over here and make variations on it, on the page opposite.”
“May was young and beautiful, we were legally married, but she was caught in the prison of my skin.”
“If you don't wear lipstick, I can't talk to you.”
“He needed fresh air and sunshine. A walk in the woods and afterward a good book to read by the fire. Yeah, that was the life.”

Source : Josh Lanyon (2010). “Fair Game”, p.67, Carina Press
“An invention can be so valuable as to be worthless to the inventor,”
“Campuses that were once havens of free speech are now patrolled and regulated by thought police. Intellectual dishonesty has become a job requirement for university administrators.”
“One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.”

Source : "UN Women Head Michelle Bachelet: ‘Gender Equality Is Good Business’". Interview with Elisabeth Braw, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 19, 2012.
“By the Grace of God, I am cured of the disease of egotism, and Death no longer terrifies me.”

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