"Haven't you felt a peculiar sort of worry about the chair in your living room that no one sits in?"

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Source : Nicholson Baker (2007). “Vintage Baker”, p.86, Vintage

Nicholson Baker

#Worry Quotes #Rooms Quotes #Peculiar Quotes

“You can always affect things - so can you change it in a way that will make you as happy with it in the future as you were in the past? Maybe it won't be the same, but it might be something else you also like.”
“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy.”
“You know, Willie Wonka said it best: we are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams.”
“Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one.”
“Only make decisions that support your self-image, self-esteem, and self-worth.”
“So I decided to start a church, for three reasons. First, I hated going to church and wanted one I liked, so I thought I would just start my own. Second, God had spoken to me in one of those weird charismatic moments and told me to start a church. Third, I am scared of God and try to do what he says.”
“It is sad to be an exception. But not to be one is even sadder.”
“The place where I am is always my favorite place.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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