"Is not life exactly what it ought to be, in a certain sense? Isn't it only the naive who find all of this baffling? If you've a notion of what man's heart is, wouldn't you say that maybe the whole effort of man on earth to build a civilization is simply man's frantic and frightened attempt to hide himself from himself?"

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Source : Richard Wright (1953). “The Outsider”, New York : Harper

Richard Wright

#Heart Quotes #Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“We'll just have to try to make better mistakes tomorrow.”
“If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: don't be intimidated by other peoples' opinions.”
“The government to you is what God is to agnostics--only to be invoked when your own well being is at stake.”
“I've been able to do things that allow me to hold my head up and still be popular.”
“Sam took another sip of the pruno. It went down smoother this time, possibly because he no longer had feeling in his extremities.”
“Religion is intended to facilitate hope and faith. Much like a path is intended to facilitate a journey.”
“I get an award for being the best dressed, but at the end of the day I'm not Daphne Guinness. I don't like people to look at me for my dress. The letter is more important than the envelope. But if you feel good in your envelope, then you will feel better about yourself.”

Source : "Chris Froome: I can win five more Tour de France titles". Interview with Dan Roan, www.bbc.com. August 13, 2015.
“FEAR IS THE MIND-KILLER. FEAR IS THE LITTLE-DEATH THAT BRINGS TOTAL OBLITERATION.”

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