"Habit converts luxurious enjoyments into dull and daily necessities."

-- Aldous Huxley

#Luxury Quotes #Literature Quotes #Dull Quotes

“The first and foremost reality is that suffering and death are not only enemies of life, but a means of reminding us of life's twin realities, love and hate.”
“Blood was shed that you three might breathe the good air of life, and if that means you have to miss out on a Zibzy game, then so be it. Part of being a man is putting others' needs before your own.”

Source : Andrew Peterson (2008). “On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness: Adventure. Peril. Lost Jewels. And the Fearsome Toothy Cows of Skree.”, p.23, WaterBrook
“In conversation avoid the extremes of forwardness and reserve.”
“When he can render no further aid, the physician alone can mourn as a man with his incurable patient. This is the physician's sad lot.”
“There has been only one war fought literally worldwide, affecting every living thing, and that has been men's all-out, non-stop, millennia-long war against women, a war that not only continues to this moment without the slightest abatement but intensifies hourly.”

Source : Sonia Johnson (1991). “The ship that sailed into the living room: sex and intimacy reconsidered”
“Writing is self-reinforcing. Don't make a fetish out of it, and don't surrender to the myth of the garret, or the myth of the chained muse. It's like playing the guitar, or practicing taekwondo, or having sex. The more you do, the better you get. The better you get, the better it feels. The better it feels, the more you want to do.”

Source : Interview with Patrick Wolohan, www.sfsignal.com. August 24, 2009.
“In my paper the fact the XY was not equal to YX was very disagreeable to me. I felt this was the only point of difficulty in the whole scheme...and I was not able to solve it.”
“I kind of have to pinch myself. A lot of my dreams are coming true.”

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