"I was growing tired of all the fussing and prevaricating, of the stolen hours and the secret rendez-vous; of the small indignities and broad discomfort that are part and parcel of adultery."

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Source : Vicki Baum (1964). “I know what I'm worth”, London

Vicki Baum

#Tired Quotes #Secret Quotes #Infidelity Quotes

“The saint, we are told, once lived a life of sin - nothing spectacular, of course, just the usual things.”

Source : Nissim Ezekiel (1976). “Hymns in darkness”
“A terrorist can attack any time, any place using any technique and you can't defend everywhere against every technique at every moment.”
“The Keystone pipeline will spew a massive amount of carbon pollution into our fragile atmosphere. It should be stopped.”
“My intention is to do more films.”

Source : Interview with Melissa Silverstein, www.indiewire.com. December 26, 2011.
“Burn brightly without burning out.”
“... the ordinary is simply the universal observed from the surface, that the direct approach to reality is not without, but within. Touch life anywhereand you will touch universality wherever you touch the earth.”
“Playing the part of a charitable soul was only for those who were afraid of taking a stand in life. It is always far easier to have faith in your own goodness than to confront others and fight for your rights. It is always easier to hear an insult and not retaliate than have the courage to fight back against someone stronger than yourself; we can always say we're not hurt by the stones others throw at us, and it's only at night - when we're alone and our wife or our husband or our school friend is asleep - that we can silently grieve over our own cowardice.”
“The work of one author or artist may stimulate another author or artist to push the edge, to take the risk, to go where the field hasn't gone before. The result -very exciting children's literature and art ... exciting both for the professional and for the intended audience, the children.”

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