"I would like for my books to have been recognized posthumously, at least in capitalist countries, where they turn you into a kind of merchandise."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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“The best result of mathematics is to be able to do without it.”

Source : Oliver Heaviside (2008). “Electromagnetic Theory”, p.7, Cosimo, Inc.
“Cars are good for entrances and exits. And there is something about driving that is quite cliched in a funny way. I like Roy Orbison's video for I Drove All Night because it's so literal. It is just a man driving throughout the night. I like that silliness. To be in a video is a ridiculous thing. It's almost impossible to do it without any humour.”

Source : "'I really don't think I'm cool'". Interview with Patrick Barkham, www.theguardian.com. October 1, 2008.
“It's not like I was an alkie or anything. Alcohol is for cleaning needles”
“Perhaps my problem in marriage-and it is the problem of many women-was to want both intimacy and independence. It is a difficult line to walk, yet both needs are important to a marriage.”

Source : Hedy Lamarr (1966). “Ecstasy and me: my life as a woman”
“She understood his passion because she felt the same way: as if nothing was more important than the touch of her skin to his, as if she'd die if he left her.”
“I know that it's common for creative people to feel like they're profoundly misunderstood but for the most part I don't feel like that. I think most of the time people read my work in the way I intend.”
“It's time for people in business to take steps to recharge the workplace.”
“The issue is that when you're a critic it's hard to tell the difference between the thrill of denouncing and telling the truth. Telling the truth to me feels more often like denouncing than like praising. There are many more concrete advantages in the world for people who praise than for those who denounce. So if you want to tell the truth, oftentimes you're going to err on the side of denouncing. That's just something I have to work on.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

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