"I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged...I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out."

-- Erica Jong

#Writing Quotes #Years Quotes #Way Quotes

“That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.”
“The socialism I believe in isn't really politics. It is a way of living. It is humanity. I believe the only way to live and to be truly successful is by collective effort, with everyone working for each other, everyone helping each other, and everyone having a share of the rewards at the end of the day. That might be asking a lot, but it's the way I see football and the way I see life.”
“I had an Edinburgh, middle-class childhood and a public school education.”
“Capitalism, in contrast, has existed for fewer than 300 years. If the entire history of Homo sapiens was a 24-hour day, then capitalism has existed for two minutes.”

Source : Jim Stanford (2008). “Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism”, Pluto Pr
“There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.”

Source : Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies "War Shrines" (1922)
“Too many of us dissipate our energy by being 'for all good causes,' attending meetings and passing resolutions, organizing and presenting petitions â€” all this effort to change others, when if we really got down to it we could use this energy to change ourselvesâ€¦ We become tired radicals because we use our weakest weapon: the ballot box, where we are always outnumbered, and refuse to use our strongest weapon: spiritual power.”

Source : Ammon Hennacy (2010). “The Book of Ammon”, p.249, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“I burn a lot of stuff. My son, bless his heart, eats it anyway. But he makes a face!”
“Before I go to bed at night, I ice my face, because it closes your pores and makes a difference in the morning.”

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