"I wonder now whether inner coldness and desolation may not be the pre-condition for making the world believe, by a kind of fraudulent showmanship, that one's own wretched heart is still aglow."

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Source : W. G. Sebald (2016). “The Rings of Saturn”, p.51, New Directions Publishing

W. G. Sebald

#Believe Quotes #Heart Quotes #World Quotes

“I consider the war of America against Britain as the country's war, the public's war, or the war of the people in their own behalf, for the security of their natural rights, and the protection of their own property.”
“Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players.”
“Getting the call to be in The Goblet of Fire was like being welcomed into the most exclusive upper circle of some elite actors' club. You sit on set with the cream of the National Theatre and the RSC, all clutching wands or wearing witches' hats.”

Source : "How Harry Potter Changed My Life: Part 3". www.radiotimes.com. July 21, 2011.
“If we limit our vision to the real world, we will forever be fighting on the minus side of things, working only too make our photographs equal to what we see out there, but no better”
“I didn't have outstanding numbers coming out of college and I'm not 6'6 with 230 lbs.”
“The majority of people who come to America come to America for a better life for their family.”
“Sometimes we have to actually say, I think you're really funny, but none of your jokes are going to make it on the air. So just answer my questions. Seriously.”
“Ninety-eight per cent of laughter is nothing to do with jokes, which do not deserve to bear the weight of all the funny stuff in the world.”

Source : "Culture" by Arthur Smith, www.theguardian.com. October 17, 2001.

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