"To paraphrase several sages: Nobody can think and hit someone at the same time."

-- Susan Sontag

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“I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.”
“I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples.”
“You shouldn't even be in a band if you can't play Buddy Holly's Not Fade Away.”
“The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.”

Source : Charles Evans Hughes (2000). “The Supreme Court of the United States: Its Foundation, Methods and Achievements”, p.103, Beard Books
“Love. The black hook. The spear singing through the mind.”
“A goal is the basic unit of life design.”
“There aren't a lot of female story artists, and it's baffling to me. There are a lot of kids in school that are female and I wonder, 'Where did they all go?' People have brought it up, asking me, 'What did you do?' I don't really know. I puttered along, did my thing and gender has really never been an issue.”
“It is better to be loved by one person who knows your soul than millions who don't even know your phone number.”

Source : Richard Paul Evans (2010). “The Walk: A Novel”, p.3, Simon and Schuster

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