"Humanity is our common lot. All men are made of the same clay. There is no difference, at least here on Earth, in the fate assigned to us. We come of the same void, inhabit the same flesh, are dissolved in the same ashes. But ignorance infecting the human substance turns it black, and that incurable blackness, gaining possession of the soul, becomes Evil."

-- Victor Hugo

#Ignorance Quotes #Fate Quotes #Men Quotes

“There is no patriarchy or matriarchy in the garden; the two supervise each other. Adam is given no arbitrary power; Eve is to heed him only insofar as he obeys their Father--and who decides that? She must keep check on him as much as he does on her. It is, if you will, a system of checks and balances in which each party is as distinct and independent in its sphere as are the departments of government under the Constitution--and just as dependent on each other.”
“And the earth self-balanced on her centre hung.”
“Glasgow's not a media center. When you're there, when you're hanging about, you feel quite detached from musical movements or fashions or anything like that. You do feel quite alone, in a good way.”
“I find it easier to write in these little vignettes; if I try to get any more heavy, I find myself out of my league.”
“Acting attracts shy people and show-offs.”

Source : "Unspoken worlds" by Gareth McLean, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2007.
“Perhaps it's true that love is eternal. But it's appearance changes all the time.”

Source : Peter Høeg (2015). “The Quiet Girl”, p.285, Random House
“Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.”
“Never take away anything if you have nothing better to offer”

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