"A lonely, quiet person has observations and experiences that are at once both more indistinct and more penetrating than those of one more gregarious; his thoughts are weightier, stranger, and never without a tinge of sadness. . . . Loneliness fosters that which is original, daringly and bewilderingly beautiful, poetic. But loneliness also fosters that which is perverse, incongruous, absurd, forbidden."

-- Thomas Mann

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“...south of Somewhere and north of Nowhere...”
“To me, jewelry is a natural progression and there is something so meaningful and magical about creating that one of a kind, special piece.”
“The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership.”

Source : Garry Wills (2013). “Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership”, p.17, Simon and Schuster
“I don't like being forced to reduce my thoughts to sound bites.”
“Free' is more of that 'familiarity breeds contempt' kind of thing. It's about saying 'Wait, I'm longing for something more than I have and I don't know what it is that I want, but I know I want it.' It has nothing to do with what I'm going through, personally.”
“I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.”

Source : "Snow White & The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders is living the fairy tale". Interview with Francesca Babb, www.theguardian.com. June 01, 2012.
“They use everything about the hog except the squeal.”

Source : Upton Sinclair (2016). “The Jungle”, p.35, Xist Publishing
“Manhattan streets with their powerful throbs, with beating drums as now, The endless and noisy chorus, the rustle and clank of muskets, (even the sight of the wounded,) Manhattan crowds, with their turbulent musical chorus! Manhattan faces and eyes forever for me.”

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