"There is much more to life than what gets measured in accounts. Even economists know that."

-- Tim Harford

#More To Life Quotes #Economist Quotes #Accounts Quotes

“Each day is a miracle that intoxicates me. I want more. I greet every morning like a new pleasure. And yet I am keenly aware of all life's artifices. Getting dressed, wearing make-up, laughing, having fun-isn't all that just playing a role? Am I not more profound, carrying the burden of those twenty years when I 'wasn't alive', than all those who rushed around in vain during that time?”
“I have just created something totally illogical.”

Source : "Fictional character: Ray Kinsella". "Field of Dreams", www.imdb.com. 1989.
“I don't think that artists of any kind would or could sacrifice their artistic freedom by being more responsible with their influence on people, especially young people.”
“Some truths are expressed best in the form of myth.”

Source : Ransom Riggs (2014). “Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children”, p.99, Quirk Books
“You get pseudo-order when you seek order; you only get a measure of order and control when you embrace randomness.”
“Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives.”
“Who wants to live forever?”
“Right now, Vee was the only person I could count on. She could be obnoxious,annoying, and lazy, but she never lied to me.”

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