"If you would understand your own age, read the works of fiction produced in it. People in disguise speak freely."

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Arthur Helps

#People Quotes #Age Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“Desolate--Life is so dreary and desolate-- Women and men in the crowd meet and mingle, Yet with itself every soul standeth single, Deep out of sympathy moaning its moan-- Holding and having its brief exultation-- Making its lonesome and low lamentation-- Fighting its terrible conflicts alone.”

Source : Alice Cary, Phoebe Cary, Mary Clemmer (1876). “The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary”, p.180
“I know this in a way from my police background: the second you mention, "The system's racist," one-third of the country simply puts down the book and says, "Oh, it's one of those guys."”
“I don't know if everybody is ready to hear a woman tell them so-and-so is going to run off left tackle. But you know what? They're going to hear it.”
“Im always trying to improve my skills as an actor. I think it shows in El Gringo; it shows in the new Universal Soldier. You cant rest on your laurels; youve got to keep improving.”
“Our public education system does a great job. I don't think it's broken. We aren't interested in doing reform for reform's sake. I believe in public education; it did a great job for me. It deserves our support and encouragement.”
“I wonder what sentences judges might hand down at future international criminal tribunals on those who will be partially but directly responsible for millions of deaths from starvation, famine, and disease in the decades ahead.”

Source : "A climate of censorship" by Brendan O'Neill, www.theguardian.com. November 22, 2006.
“I've never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I'm very proud of that.”

Source : "Adele's Health Crisis and Comeback". People Magazine Interview, people.com. February 8, 2012.
“He said, Son, I've made a life out of readin' people's faces, and knowin' what their cards were by the way they held their eyes.”

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