"Decorating in relation to hotels is really nothing more than planned showmanship or the art of attracting attention in a delightful way and thus creating an increased consumer acceptance. It gives the guest the feeling of anticipation, excitement, expectancy, delight, and pride in the management of his favorit hotel."

-- Dorothy Draper

#Art Quotes #Pride Quotes #Acceptance Quotes

“Somewhere, within her, in a deep recess, crouched discontent. She began to lose confidence in the fullness of her life, the glow began to fade from her conception of it. As the days multiplied, her need of something, something vaguely familiar, but which she could not put a name to and hold for definite examination, became almost intolerable. She went through moments of overwhelming anguish. She felt shut in, trapped.”

Source : Nella Larsen (2014). “Quicksand & Passing”, p.55, Serpent's Tail
“We lead two lives, and the half of our soul is madness, and half heaven is lit by a black sun. I say I am a man, is the other that hides in me?”

Source : Arthur Machen (2013). “Delphi Collected Works of Arthur Machen (Illustrated)”, p.1113, Delphi Classics
“There have been times when I have deliberately tried to take my life... I think I must have been crying for some attention.”
“Poetry lies at the centre of the literary experience because it is the form that most clearly asserts the specificity of literature.”
“Hear, hear," said the Dog, raising her head. "It's always better to be doing, Prince. Besides, you don't smell like a coward, so you can't be one.”
“Why do we consider that just because people have more money, they do not deserve it? It is totally wrong. They deserve everything they have earned.”

Source : Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
“Colonies are necessary to Germany. We shall get them through negotiation if possible; but if not, we shall take them.”

Source : "Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal" by the International Military Tribunal, Vol. 5, (p. 134), 1947.
“Every great move forward in your life begins with a leap of faith, a step into the unknown.”

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