"Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul..."

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Marguerite Yourcenar

#Games Quotes #Play Quotes #Soul Quotes

“My songs always sound a lot better in person than they do on the record.”
“I so desperately hate to end these movies that the first thing I do when I'm done is write another one. Then I don't feel sad about having to leave and everybody going away.”

Source : "John Hughes" by Ryan Gilbey, www.theguardian.com. August 6, 2009.
“Oh, but Paris isnâ€™t for changing planes, itâ€™sâ€¦ itâ€™s for changing your outlook, forâ€¦ for throwing open the windows and letting inâ€¦ letting in la vie en rose.”
“I love commercials. I love to hate commercials, too. I talk back to them.”

Source : "What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. October 15, 2015.
“There is a movement in club football, which I don't necessarily consider a prime example of solidarity, because it leads us to conclude the rich are getting richer and they are using everything in the market to create an exodus from Africa.”
“The same tools we need to use to keep this country safe by bringing terrorists to justice, because I guarantee you, if they have the opportunity and the means, they will take American lives.”
“To get rid of villains and knaves, it is necessary to give them a way out. If you don't give them any leeway at all, they will be like trapped rats. If every way out is closed to them, they will chew up everything good.”
“Itâ€™s okay to be discouraged. Itâ€™s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer until you take the impenetrable fortress youâ€™ve decided to lay siege to in your own lifeâ€”thatâ€™s persistence.”

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