"But then, the flames of a fire are not made less painful by the knowledge that others are burning with you."

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Source : Karen Maitland (2009). “Company of Liars”, p.84, Penguin UK

Karen Maitland

#Fire Quotes #Flames Quotes #Burning Quotes

“I carry Yeats with me wherever I go. He's my constant companion. I always can find some comfort in Yeats no matter what the situation is. Months and months and months go by and I know I need to switch to Shelley or somebody else, but right now Yeats is enough for me.”
“For a while we had trouble trying to get the sound of a champagne cork exploding out of the bottle. I solved the problem by sticking my finger in my mouth and popping it out.”
“My weight is always perfect for my height - which varies.”

Source : Nicole Hollander (2017). “We Ate Wonder Bread”, p.2, Fantagraphics Books
“Words are worth little when the heart refuses to hear. Therefore, judge us by our works.”
“I base everything on my own life experiences as a female. I start from there, and then I look for characters and settings that I think are cinematic, where I can use symbols and imagery to tell a story.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.”
“We can make America what America must become.”
“That dog is mine said those poor children; that place in the sun is mine; such is the beginning and type of usurpation throughout the earth. [Fr., Ce chien est a moi, disaient ces pauvres enfants; c'est la ma place au soleil. Voila le commencement et l'image de l'usurpation de toute la terre.]”

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