"Tranquillity is contagious, peace is contagious. One only thinks of the contagiousness of illness, but there is the contagion of serenity and joy."

-- Anais Nin

#Happiness Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Joy Quotes

“When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.”
“I never talk about anything to do with my sexuality.”
“On to the Next Dream is so outlandish. I call it absurdist fiction, because the story is utter hyperbole. The story builds to such an exaggerated and ridiculous pitch that there's no way it can be true - and yet, because it's based on the current cultural climate, it feels as if it is.”
“It is time for the world, the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.”
“Dublin was a glorious name in our family and had pleasurable associations of violence â€¦Today I am so at home in Dublin, more than in any other city, that I feel it has always been familiar to me â€¦ it took me years to see through its soft charm to its bitter prickly kernel â€“ which I quite like too.”

Source : "The strings are false: an unfinished autobiography".
“Even before 2007, this half of a small island was the richest football country on earth. In 2005-2006 the Premiership's total revenue was about Â£1.4bn, 40 per cent more than its nearest rival, Italy's Serie A. That was before take-off. Now foreign television channels are sending so much cash that the Premiership is expected to take in nearly Â£1.8bn this season. Even the team that finishes bottom of the table (Wigan might be a good bet) will get Â£26.8m from TV. That's more than all of Argentine or Belgian football put together.”
“I've tried word processors, but I think I'm too old a dog to use one.”
“You have to eat oatmeal or you'll dry up. Anybody knows that.”

Source : Kay Thompson (2015). “Eloise: Book & CD”, p.26, Simon and Schuster

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