"Beneath the violet pillar, in the vacuum before the roar of the cloud, there came a soft sound that might have been heard by those who listened closely: the gentle sigh of an idea unbound."

-- Lydia Millet

#Ideas Quotes #Clouds Quotes #Might Quotes

“Sex without love is as hollow and ridiculous as love without sex.”
“Come what may, I am bound to think that all things are ordered for the best; though when the good is a furlong off, and we with our beetle eyes can only see three inches, it takes some confidence in general principles to pull us through.”
“We got touring with the Stones, and people were trying to keep up with Keith. He's like a human machine with a constitution of iron, and they all thought they could do the same.”

Source : "The do Ron Ron" by Mariella Frostrup, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2001.
“The Germans only have one player under 22, and he's 23!”
“I've always been a character actor, although I'm not quite sure what that means. All my scripts are absolutely covered in notes, so any time I say anything - even 'pass the salt' - I have six subtexts, comments on what I really mean when I'm saying that. Maybe that's what gives the impression that I'm saying one thing and thinking something else.”
“All The Rules In This World Were Made By Someone No Smarter Than You. So Make Your Own.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 09, 2013
“Typography is what language looks like.”

Source : Ellen Lupton (2014). “Thinking with Type”, p.1, Chronicle Books
“Lawyers are like professional wrestlers. They pretend to get mad and fight, but then they socialize after a trial is over.”

Source : Robert Whitlow (2006). “The Trial”, p.330, Thomas Nelson Inc

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