"The evening passes somehow; I watch television with Nancy, or I write. It is difficult, not having a family, and it is difficult to explain. I always go to bed early. And I am always ready for Monday morning, that time that other people dread."

-- Anita Brookner

#Monday Quotes #Morning Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy.”
“Teachers say to me, 'The internet is full of rubbish, wrong answers.' But you would be surprised how just long it takes to find wrong information on Google, and where it's not obvious that it's wrong.”
“The Ten Commandments are the divinely revealed law.”

Source : "Defender of the Decalogue". Interview with Thomas R. Eddlem, www.thenewamerican.com. December 16, 2002.
“If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.”
“You know you're a hot mess when the only person buying you drinks all night is yourself.”
“I like black for clothes, small items, and jewelry. It's a color that can't be violated by any other colors. A color that simply keeps being itself. A color that sinks more somberly than any other color, yet asserts itself more than all other colors. It's a passionate gallant color. Anything is wonderful if it transcends things rather than being halfway...”
“Is not marriage an open question, when it is alleged, from the beginning of the world, that such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in?”
“It's not realistic to live in the country at this stage. I've got a business in London. I beat myself up about it all the time.”

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