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The Only People for Me are the Mad Ones
“Then they danced down the streets….and I shambled after as I’ve been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to … Continue reading
If You Think I’m going to be Flattered by your Visit You’re mistaken
“After dinner they went into the sitting room, where the cook announced the Viscountess de Montmort. This lady, naturally, did not associate with the middle-class people of the village; she wouldn’t invite them into her home any more than she would … Continue reading
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Tagged History of France, human nature, quote, Suite Francaise, World War II
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What he loved in horses was what he loved in men
” He rode with the sun coppering his face and the red wind blowing out of the west. He turned south along the old war trail and he rode to the crest of a low rise and dismounted and dropped the … Continue reading
Love Seeps into the Machinery of Life
“Love is an ancient delirium, a desire older than civilization, with taproots stretching deep into dark and mysterious days…..Love, like truth, is the unassailable defense. Whoever first said ‘love makes the world go around’ (it was an anonymous Frenchman) … Continue reading
Niceness Alone Doesn’t Cut It
“In our culture, people tend to be valued for being inspiring and entertaining. With perhaps the notable exception of some morning-show hostesses, people are rewarded for being bold and inventive. For being assertive, funny, and individualistic. For having a bit … Continue reading
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Tagged character, courage, Eleanor Roosevelt, Julia Child, Molly Ivins, niceness, Queen Latifah, quote, strong woman
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All courage is a form of constancy
” He talked of those things we had spoken of so often at Rosario. So often and so far into the night. He said that those who have endured some misfortune will always be set apart but that it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cormac Mccarthy, courage, person of value, quote, strength
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If you can’t take it, you ain’t gonna make it
” I still have a lot of folks come up—black and white—who try to discourage me, and it don’t even faze me anymore. I don’t let nobody tell me what I can’t do. Only time I say I can’t do somethin’ … Continue reading
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Nudge the spirit towards a place where it can flourish
“Important events–whether serious, happy, or unfortunate–do not change a man’s soul, they merely bring it into relief, just as a strong gust of wind reveals the true shape of a tree when it blows off all its leaves. Such events … Continue reading
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Constantly Astounded by the World–travel quote
“That evening, sitting at the bar with the MTV winners, I began talking about a record I had as a kid. It was called “Bozo Under the Sea.” Bozo met all kinds of fish who could talk, and occasionally … Continue reading
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