"Those mausoleums of inactive masculinity are places for men who prefer armchairs to women."

-- V. S. Pritchett

#Men Quotes #Armchairs Quotes #Mausoleum Quotes

“We're all being tested...That's what life is.”
“In turbulent times, in times of great change, people head for the two extremes: fundamentalism and personal, spiritual experience...”
“The affections are immortal! They are the sympathies which unite the ceaseless generations.”
“If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it.”

Source : Thomas Mann (2010). “Death in Venice: And Seven Other Stories”, p.95, Vintage
“What's a hero if not for its journey.”

Source : "Showrunner J.H. Wyman Talks the Final Season of FRINGE, When to Expect Answers, Creating a Rewarding Conclusion and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 3, 2012.
“If you don't listen, you're never gonna learn.”

Source : "The Loveline Show", 2005.
“Every woman who vacates a place in the teachers' ranks and enters an unusual line of work, does two excellent things: she makes room for someone waiting for a place and helps to open a new vocation for herself and other women.”
“There is a dead spot in the night, that coldest, blackest time when the world has forgotten evening and dawn is not yet a promise. A time when it is far too early to arise, but so late that going to bed makes small sense.”

Source : Robin Hobb (2002). “Assassin's Quest: The Farseer Trilogy”, p.42, Spectra

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