"The rewards for being sane may not be very many, but knowing what's funny is one of them."

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Source : 1984 Stanley and the Women, ch.2.

Kingsley Amis

#Knowing Quotes #May Quotes #Rewards Quotes

“A film should be like a rock in the shoe.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.”
“Painting, like music, has nothing to do with the reproduction of nature, nor interpretation of intellectual meanings. Whoever is able to feel the beauty of colors and forms has understood nonobjective painting.”
“The memory of past favors is like a rainbow, bright, vivid, and beautiful; but it soon fades away. The in memory of injuries is engraved on the heart, and remains forever.”

Source : Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1859). “Sam Slick's Wise Saws and Modern Instances: Or, What He Said, Did, Or Invented”, p.146
“Casual drug users should be taken out and shot.”
“At least this is the way I see it. I am a physicist. I also consider myself a Christian. As I try to understand the nature of our universe in these two modes of thinking, I see many commonalities and crossovers between science and religion. It seems logical that in the long run the two will even converge.”
“My best advice for mental training is simply to create good habits, in order to build a sense of security and calm around you.”
“A rainy day is like a lovely gift -- you can sleep late and not feel guilty.”

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