"One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom."

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Source : FaceBook post by Susan Howatch from Dec 23, 2014

Susan Howatch

#Boredom Quotes #Wonder Quotes #Break Quotes

“The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.”

Source : Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The works of mencius”, p.198
“Jazz never ends... it just continues.”
“The employment of the poor in roads and public works, and a tendency among landlords and persons of property to build, to improve and beautify their grounds, and to employ workmen and menial servants, are the means most within our power and most directly calculated to remedy the evils arising from that disturbance in the balance of produce and consumption.”
“It is as we respond to the understandings and feelings inherent in . . . art that we acquire much of our truth, much of our nobility and grace, and much of our pleasure.”
“If you live in the same small place long enough, something you don't like is bound to happen”
“I wanted to be a King who would found a New World, not in some misty country far across the seas, but right here, right now, at home.”
“You look back and see pictures of yourself, or hear an old song, and you know where that came from or why you were working on that - but you don't want to do that again. You don't necessarily hate it, but you're a very different person now, so, in that way you do.”

Source : "Listen: New Walkmen: 'Heaven'". Interview with Larry Fitzmaurice, pitchfork.com. April 16, 2012.
“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.”

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