"Beware of the man who rises to power from one suspender."

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Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.56, Courier Corporation

Edgar Lee Masters

#Men Quotes #He Man Quotes

“Have no fear of moving into the unknown. Simply step out fearlessly knowing that I am with you, therefore no harm can befall you; all is very, very well. Do this in complete faith and confidence.”
“You feel real good, Lana. Makes me forget everything else”
“We are a breed apart from the rest of humanity, we theatre folk.We are the original displaced personalities, concentrated gatherings of neurotics, egomaniacs, emotional misfits and precocious children.”
“Our equal and opposite needs for solitude and community constitute a great paradox. When it is torn apart, both of these life-giving states of being degenerate into deathly specters of themselves. Solitude split off from community is no longer a rich and fulfilling experience of inwardness; now it becomes loneliness, a terrible isolation. Community split off from solitude is no longer a nurturing network of relationships; now it becomes a crowd, an alienating buzz of too many people and too much noise.”
“I wanted always to appear strong and in control . . . .Then the cookie began to crumble.”
“...and like a fool who will never see the truth I keep thinking something's gonna change There's a danger in loving somebody too much And it's sad when you know it's your heart they can't touch There's a reason why people don't stay who they are Baby sometimes love's just ain't enough”

Source : Song: Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough, Album: Patty Smyth
“I've always been drawn to writing historical characters. The best stories are the ones you find in history.”
“The two-fold goal of all human striving is the avoidance of pain, and the fulfillment of happiness.”

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