"We are all doomed to seek our own happiness; we can't help ourselves. We are all, the cruel and the gentle alike, condemned to seeking that happiness in the dark. We use our need as the blind use a walking stick, to determine the safety of every forward step."

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Source : Jesse Browner (2004). “The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down: An Informal History of Hospitality”, p.7, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Jesse Browner

#Dark Quotes #Safety Quotes #Needs Quotes

“I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.”
“Platinum is a lot of things: it's hair, it's diamonds and platinum”
“This terrible frustration that we so often feel in the West in not being able to articulate and express ourselves.”
“If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn't sufficiently occupied.”
“I secretly want to be a zebra. That is why I always wear stripes.”
“On the one hand poetry is useless. It can't change the world materially. On the other hand it is a basic part of human existence. It came into the world when humans did. It's what makes human beings human.”

Source : Source: quod.lib.umich.edu
“I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.”
“I didn't have a normal academic career. I never studied cinema. I learned from life.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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