"Decades go faster toward the end of a century."

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Source : Hortense Calisher (1983). “Mysteries of motion”, Doubleday

Hortense Calisher

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“Delight in splendor is no more than happiness with little for both and have their appeal.”
“On practical level I can't pick up the camera until I think I know what I want. I don't wander around. It's almost impossible for me to pick up a camera... it's really hard.”
“Convince an enemy, convince him that he's wrong. To win a bloodless battle, the victory is long. A simple act of faith, reason over might. To blow up his children would only prove him right.”
“I am as sure as I live that nothing is so near to me as God. God is nearer to me than I am to myself; my existence depends on the nearness and the presence of God.”
“Sharing our stories can also be a means of healing. Grief and loss may isolate us, and anger may alienate us. Shared with others, these emotions can be powerfully uniting, as we see that we are not alone, and realize that others weep with us.”
“I don't mind people trying to pick apart my policies, and that's fine and that's fair game. But, you know, I don't think we're serving our nation well by allowing the discourse to become so uncivil that people use words that they shouldn't be using.”
“Another reason why we must love our enemies is that hate scars the soul and distorts the personality.”
“I am deeply inspired by the courage and achievements of young people who didn't have the safety nets I had growing up.”

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