"Perhaps the habit which distinguishes civilized people from others is that of discussion, exchange of opinion and ideas, the ability to differ without quarrelling, to say what you have to say civilly and then to listen civilly to another speaker."

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Source : Katherine Anne Porter, Isabel Bayley (1994). “Letters of Katherine Anne Porter”, p.205, Atlantic Monthly Press

Katherine Anne Porter

#Ideas Quotes #People Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“It's great to do small plays in the theatre and then go off with Blur and play in front of thousands of people.”
“I don't have a mentor in the strict definition. I take as much advice and inspiration as I can from the people I am close to.”
“Everything is unpredictable once you are inside the ring.”
“I've been approached many times to write all sorts of books about my past and my personal life. I get interest from people who want to do reality shows, and somebody just offered me a huge amount of money to write my spiritual memoirs. I'm just not interested.”
“Magic and religion are ultimately experiential in nature and should be treated as such.”

Source : Interview with Ethan Doyle White, ethandoylewhite.blogspot.ru. February 9, 2013.
“Maybe we could all take care of each other, I dreamed.”
“There's truth even in tainted knowledge, if one reads carefully.”
“And it hurts so much to want something you can't have.”

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