"Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?"

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Source : Theodor Storm, Adelbert von Chamisso, Adalbert Stifter (2005). “Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century”, p.47, Mondial

Adelbert von Chamisso

#Men Quotes #Wings Quotes #Iron Quotes

“There are a bunch of different ways to look at the fashion industry. Is it shallow to work in fashion? Yes, it can be. But does fashion transform a woman who might feel like nothing and unimportant to glamorous and gorgeous? Yes, it does. Does it employ a huge sector of America? Yes, it does.”
“I always believed that my platform would be speaking to young women that were teenagers that had had their babies and were trying to make it as single moms and still have hope and passions and pursuit of great things in their lives.”
“I will be dust, but dust in love”
“It's always special when you're young and you have a vision for something you want to do, and somebody takes a moment to connect with you. Now if there are kids on the set I try to talk to them for a bit.”
“Upon a life I did not live, upon a death I did not die; another's life, another's death, I stake my whole eternity.”
“The mystery of history is an insoluble problem.”
“I don't ... like rhythm, assonance, all that stuff. You just go on your nerve. If someone's chasing you down the street with a knife you just run, you don't turn around and shout, 'Give it up! I was a track star for Mineola Prep.'”

Source : "He does this, he does that" by Charles Bainbridge, www.theguardian.com. July 11, 2003.
“I like a lot of old films, I like a lot old music, and a lot of it has to do with the fact that I like the idea of knowing what happens before, so that I can understand it.”

Source : Interview with Steve Head, www.ign.com. October 24, 2003.

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