"Penetrating so many secrets, we cease to believe in the unknowable. But there it sits nevertheless, calmly licking its chops"

-- H. L. Mencken

#Art Quotes #Believe Quotes #Knowledge Quotes

“There is no secret closer than what passes between a man and his horse”
“The Pentagon as a legitimate target? I actually don't have an opinion on that and it's important I not have an opinion on that as I sit here in my capacity right now.”
“I tend to wear monochromatic outfits - all one colour from head to toe.”
“I just love New York, I love the people. The energy of the place. I really feel energized working here. I've always been made to feel very welcome, and it's a tremendous city.”
“Healthy people eating healthy food should never need to take an antibiotic.”
“Gifts and abilities, no matter how magnificent, are either limited or enhanced by character.”
“In the face of events that threaten to overwhelm our lives, storytelling gives us a way of reclaiming ourselves and reaffirming our connections with other people-those who listen to our stories and, by doing so, bear witness with us.”

Source : Victoria Alexander (1991). “In the wake of suicide: stories of the people left behind”, Jossey-Bass
“Plants do everything animals do, but slowly. They migrate, communicate, deceive, stalk their food and, with an ostentation of styles and perfumes to put the animal kingdom to shame, they make love. It's just that catching them in flagrante delicto might require time-lapse photography.”

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