"Reading is socially accepted disassociation. You flip a switch and youâ€™re not there anymore. Itâ€™s better than heroin. More effective and cheaper and legal."

-- Mary Karr

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“The kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God on the earth will be combined together at Christ's coming - and that time is not far distant. How I wish we could get the vision of this work, the genius of it, and realize the nearness of that great event. I am sure it would have a sobering effect upon us if we realized what is before us.”
“Kanye West talks about being Axl Rose, being Kurt Cobain, being Jim Morrison. Adam Levine is selling acne ointment to teenagers.”
“Love's the little leaven that works the whole world glad.”

Source : Anne Reeve Aldrich (1889). “The Rose of Flame: And Other Poems of Love”
“One of the chief obstacles to intelligence is credulity, and credulity could be enormously diminished by instructions as to the prevalent forms of mendacity. Credulity is a greater evil in the present day than it ever was before, because, owing to the growth of education, it is much easier than it used to be to spread misinformation, and, owing to democracy, the spread of misinformation is more important than in former times to the holders of power.”
“I love the nostalgic myself. I hope we never lose some of the things of the past.”
“The cosmetic industry seems to be a wholesale dumping ground for just about every single type of chemical that exists.”
“What sustains me is to be with my family and to write.”
“Designers think everything done by someone else is awful, and that they could do it better themselves, which explains why I designed my own living room carpet, I suppose.”

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