"I did not know him, I knew my idea of him."

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Source : Sharon Olds (2012). “Stag's Leap”, p.74, Random House

Sharon Olds

“But wanderlust is like a pretty girl - you wake up one morning, find she's grown old and decide that either you're going to commit your life or you're going to walk away.”

Source : Charlie LeDuff (2013). “Detroit: An American Autopsy”, p.9, Penguin
“Once you touch the trappings of monarchy, like opening an Egyptian tomb, the inside is liable to crumble.”

Source : Anthony Sampson (1962). “Anatomy of Britain”, London : Hodder and Stoughton
“An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.”
“I'm not the guy that thinks I'm a perfect singer.”
“Rather be frumpy than vulgar! Much. Frumps are often celebrities in disguise -- but a person of vulgar appearance is vulgar all through.”
“You need not cry very loud; he is nearer to us than we think.”
“If it is your time, love will track you down like a cruise missile.”
“Mostly the subject of the photograph, which can be anyone really, coming down the street - someone that has no idea. "Heroism" in photography, just like in a novel, is for everyone.”

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