"Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum -- "I think that I think, therefore I think that I am;" as close an approach to certainty as any philosopher has yet made."

-- Ambrose Bierce

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“The big stars I felt a kinship with were never the romantic leads. It wasn't Steve McQueen or Robert Redford - it was people like Walter Matthau and Anthony Quinn. My big hero was Tommy Cooper.”
“The work of art must seize upon you, wrap you up in itself, carry you away. It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion; it is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.”
“Yes, Eden was beautiful- and if I had to squeeze through corporeal keyholes to crash it- so be it. (Hasnâ€™t it bothered you, this part of the story, my being there, I mean? What was I doing there? â€˜Presume not the ways of God to scan,â€™ youâ€™ve been told in umpteen variations, â€˜the proper study of Mankind is Man.â€™ Maybe so, but what, excuse me, was the Devil doing in Eden?) I took the forms of animals. I found I could. (Thatâ€™s generally my reason for doing something, by the way, because I find I can.)”
“A writer's duty is to register what it is like for him or her to be in the world.”
“I think I did experience culture shock. When I first arrived in Boston, I was basically told to go home. "Homeboy" is what they called me - very funny. I didn't take offense. I just thought, This is exactly where I want to be. The pace was different. Houston is a sprawling city. Boston is just crammed into the size of a postage stamp.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I don't care how intelligent or attractive someone is, if he zaps your energy, he isn't for you. True chemistry is more than intellectual compatibility. Beyond surfaces, you must be intuitively at ease.”

Source : Judith Orloff (2004). “Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear into Vibrance, Strength, and Love”, p.26, Harmony
“The idea of nature contains, though often unnoticed, an extraordinary amount of human history.”

Source : Raymond Williams (2005). “Culture and Materialism: Selected Essays”, p.67, Verso
“Anyone with gumption and a sharp mind will take the measure of two things: what's said and what's done.”

Source : Seamus Heaney (2009). “Beowulf”, p.30, Faber & Faber

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