"A memory is only a Prince Charming who stays just long enough to awaken the Sleeping Beauties of our wordless stories."

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Source : Michel de Certeau (2011). “The Practice of Everyday Life”, p.108, Univ of California Press

Michel de Certeau

#Memories Quotes #Sleep Quotes #Long Quotes

“The BBC provides the commentary on our lives, the soundtrack of the nation. It is one of the most powerful unifying forces in the United Kingdom today.”
“It's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a cow.”
“I am in control of all decisions that have to do with my image, which means that no one will decide whatâ€™s right for me except me. Iâ€™m not special. We should all feel this way about ourselves.”
“In the ideal sense nothing is uninteresting; there are only uninterested people.”

Source : Brooks Atkinson (1951). “Once around the sun”
“Leben verstehen wir Deutschen vielleicht nicht, aber sterben, das kÃ¶nnen wir fabelhaft! (We, the germans, might not be able to live, but to die, that we marvellously)”
“An art book is a museum without walls.”
“I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.”
“My wife told me I'm not as disgusting to her as I used to be.”

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