"Maybe happiness is like a virus. Maybe it's one of those bugs that sits for a long time, so we don't even know that we are infected."

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Source : Richard Powers (2010). “Generosity”, p.126, Atlantic Books Ltd

Richard Powers

#Long Quotes #Bugs Quotes #Viruses Quotes

“I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.”
“Never argue. In society nothing must be; give only results. If any person differs from you, bow, and turn the conversation.”
“Well, I would hardly say I do write as yet. But I write because I like words. I suppose if I liked stone I might carve. I like words. I like reading. I notice particular words. That sets me off.”
“The truth that could be extracted from words was such a fluctuating, relative truth.”

Source : Henry Handel Richardson (2008). “Maurice Guest”, p.18, Sydney University Press
“I've learned to have absolutely no regrets about any jokes I've ever done You can tune me out, you can click me off, it's OK. I am not going to bow to political correctness. But you do have to learn, if you want to be a satirist, you can't be part of the party.”
“Mose Allison is a beautiful musician.”
“More often than not when we do not like our work, it's not necessarily because of the work itself. But more often because of the people we work with and more importantly because of the lack of leadership. It is amazing how inspired and motivated we can be when we like the people and when we feel like we show up to work because our leaders care about our wellbeing. It is kind of incredible actually.”
“Good writing ... involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making them visible and clear.”

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