Darci Chan > Darci's Quotes

“a look men get watching sports, football, say, in support of a team that affirms them by winning and then straight away negates them, because the glory belongs to the team, not the man sitting on the sofa who will never, now, be on a team like that”
― Samantha Harvey, Orbital

“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

“Art is not a luxury. It stands at the essence of our humanity, and it asks for no special protection except the right to exist.”
― Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder

“People pass her as if they can’t see her, as if she’s not really there. Maybe she’s as invisible as she feels.”
― Lisa Genova, More or Less Maddy

“The fastest way to lose your peace of mind is to give someone a piece of yours.”
― Jefferson Fisher, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More

“All you need to get to heaven is a good pair of boots.”
― Shelton Johnson, Gloryland

“Why should I run all the way down to 17th St. to buy dirty, badly made books whenI can buy clean, beautiful ones
from you without leaving the typewriter? From whereI sit,London’s a lot closer than 17th Street.”
― Helene Hanff, 84 Charing Cross Road