"The ignorance of French society gives one a rough sense of the infinite."

-- Ernest Renan

#Travel Quotes #Home Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.”
“Strangeness is the indispensable condiment of all beauty.”
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.”
“Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are.”
“I have the same fantasy every time I read a book I love, no matter who wrote it, no matter when it was written. That the author has written his book only for me.”

Source : Adam Langer (2013). “The Salinger Contract: A Novel”, p.86, Open Road Media
“If we had known we were going to win control of the Senate, we'd have run better candidates.”
“I like well-made clothes, and I don't mind spending a lot of money on something that looks super, super simple. I don't like knockoffs.”
“Brooke Berman's voice is utterly distinct, and her book, detailing her nomadic artist's journey toward both a successful playwriting career and a home of her own, through 20 years of cramped sublets, high-rise palaces, writer's colonies, and boyfriend's vans, is a hilarious, hopeful, and penetrating must-read.”

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