"If you wish to fear nothing, consider that everything is to be feared."

-- Seneca the Elder

#Wish Quotes #Fear Nothing Quotes #Fear Not Quotes

“War drags human beings from their tasks of building and improving, and pushes them en masse into the category of destroyers and killers.”
“Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem.”
“For all things come from earth, and all things end by becoming earth.”
“My task is becoming more and more delicate, while the difficulties increase constantly.”
“I've been cursed for delving into the mysteries of life. Perhaps death is sacred, and I've profaned it. Oh, what a wonderful vision it was. I dreamed of being the first to give to the world the secret that God is so jealous of, the formula for life. Think of the power, to create a man. And I did, I did it, I created a man. And who knows, in time I could have trained him to do my will. I could have bred a race, I might even have found the secret of eternal life.”
“In today's disposable culture, we throw away people like we do razors, always assuming there's someone better out there to hang out with, or to work for- people who will never embarrass us, let us down or offend us.”
“The debate was wearing me out. Once you've posed that question, it won't go away. I think many people kill themselves simply to stop the debate about whether they will or they won't. Anything I thought or did was immediately drawn into the debate. Made a stupid remark--why not kill myself? Missed the bus--better put an end to it all. Even the good got in there. I liked that movie--maybe I shouldn't kill myself.”

Source : Susanna Kaysen (2013). “Girl, Interrupted”, p.36, Vintage
“It is all about marketing; that is where the real craft comes in. The best actors do not necessarily become the biggest stars. And vice versa.”

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