"... there is no end to the deceits of the past ..."

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Source : Vernon Lee (1908). “Limbo, and Other Essays: To which is Now Added, Ariadne in Mantua”

Vernon Lee

#Past Quotes #Deceit Quotes #Ends Quotes

“Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.”

Source : FaceBook post by Karolina Kurkova from May 02, 2014
“I worked with John, but I had enough sense to walk just a little ways behind him. I could have made more records, but I wanted to have a marriage.”
“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
“Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.”

Source : FaceBook post by Laurell K Hamilton from Jul 27, 2011
“I've always had a problem with authority. I just can't wear a suit - it would kill me.”
“The audiences are really different in general. Even in the same country or in the same city, from one venue to another, the audiences can be totally different.”
“Charity keepeth us in Faith and Hope, and Hope leadeth us in Charity. And in the end all shall be Charity.”
“Ultimately I want my metal in a bar and not an art gallery.”

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