"The great rule: If the little bit you have is nothing special in itself, at least find a way of saying it that is a little bit special."

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Source : "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook E 55, 1799.

Georg C. Lichtenberg

#Special Quotes #Littles Quotes #Way Quotes

“The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before.”
“Knowing that others have gone through similar tragedies may be a help, but it should be remembered that every tragedy is not only commonplace but also unique.”
“A literate world is a possible and desirable one. There are enough resources. What is now needed is the collective will of the international community to ensure that the necessary support is forthcoming.”
“ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet i'd kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter....”
“The nation doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are.”
“I think that if you are sticking to the text, essentially, you're not trying to write your own version of it. I mean, of course, it is your own version of it. And every translator would probably have a different version. But I think that that's what keeps the writers from being individual in English. They may be my English, but I don't think that Ferrante sounds like Levi.”

Source : "Translator Behind Elena Ferrante Novels Says Her Job Is To Be An 'Enabler'". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Linda Wertheimer, www.npr.org. February 20, 2016.
“Doing good holds the power to transform us on the inside, and then ripple out in ever-expanding circles that positively impact the world at large.”

Source : "Activate Your Goodness" by Shari Arison, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2013.
“Minks are mean little critters. Vicous, horrible little animals who eat their own. They're not beavers. I wouldn't wear beavers. I'd rather have a mink coat made of mean little critters that are killed in a very nice way and treated nicely for their short, mean lives so that I could keep warm.”

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