"American fiction is good. It would be nice if somebody read it."

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Gary Shteyngart

#Nice Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“And what is a kiss, specifically? A pledge properly sealed, a promise seasoned to taste, a vow stamped with the immediacy of a lip, a rosy circle drawn around the verb 'to love.' A kiss is a message too intimate for the ear, infinity captured in the bee's brief visit to a flower, secular communication with an aftertaste of heaven, the pulse rising from the heart to utter its name on a lover's lip: 'Forever.”

Source : Edmond Rostand (1995). “Cyrano de Bergerac”, Talonbooks Limited
“From the equilibrium and spontaneous order of Adam Smith and his heirs, from invisible-handed markets and perfect competition, supply and demand, and rewards and punishments, I was pushed to theories of disequilibrium and disorder, and information and noise, as the keys to understanding economic progress.”
“Thereâ€™s a reason we are drawn to the light. A reason why we fear darkness. Itâ€™s important to be terrified and unnerved about certain things. That way we will choose another path. The path that leads us to truth and love.”
“I feel quite comfortable and happy with making a work that looks like it could have been made by somebody else.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly.”

Source : Ludwik Fleck (2012). “Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact”, p.54, University of Chicago Press
“Real estate investing, even on a very small scale, remains a tried and true means of building an individual's cash flow and wealth.”
“But what is it that makes a person want to stay here on this earth anyway, and go on suffering the most awful pain just for the sake of getting to stay? I used to think it was because people fear death. But now I think it is because people can't bear saying goodbye.”
“I always like to play with my kids. I always have the time to do that. That's my priority, always has been, so just interacting with my kids, and being with them is great.”

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