"Fate was dealing from the bottom of the deck."

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Source : "The Rising Gorge". Book by S. J. Perelman, p. 183, 1961.

S. J. Perelman

#Fate Quotes #Bottom Quotes #Deck Quotes

“A novel is a printed circuit through which flows the force of a reader's own life.”

Source : E.L. Doctorow (2011). “Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution:: Selected Essays, 1977-1992”, p.147, Random House
“This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.”
“You can always tell when the groove is working or not.”
“The things that we preceive as beautiful may be different, but the actual characteristics we ascribe to beautiful objects are similar. Think about it. When something strikes us as beautiful, it displays more presence and sharpness of shape and vividness of color, doesn't it? It stands out. It shines. It seems almost iridescent compared to the dullness of other objects less attractive.”
“I tend to turn down roles that are too much like me, what I think is most like me anyhow, because I'm me all the time and I'm sick of it.”
“Eyes so transparent that through them the soul is seen.”
“Personally I feel for the fans because I remember the period of time when Michael Schumacher was winning. I remember waking up in the morning to watch the start of the race and then going to sleep, and then waking up when it ended because I already knew what would happen. I am pretty sure a lot of people were doing that today”

Source : "Lew turn! Hamilton calls rival Vettel a 'true champion'... just 24 hours after claiming Red Bull ace is turning F1 into snooze-fest". www.dailymail.co.uk. October 8, 2013.
“My little brother and I took piano lessons at a young age and played music together later on in life just to play around at home until we decided to make a record. Eventually we started having more and more songs.”

Source : "Josephine de la Baume on Mark & "Dreamcore" Style". Interview with Lauren Houssin, www.elle.com. May 16, 2011.

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