“Let the man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim. Attacking is his only secret. Dare, and the world always yields: or, if it beat you sometimes, dare again, and it will succumb.”
― Barry Lyndon
― Barry Lyndon
“I’d much rather pretend I’m
somewhere else, and any time I open
the pages of a book, that happens.”
― Between the Lines
somewhere else, and any time I open
the pages of a book, that happens.”
― Between the Lines
“Diligence does not work if there is a lack of innate talent.”
― Lust for Life
― Lust for Life
“What do you say, Pooh?"
Pooh opened his eyes with a jerk and said, "Extremely."
"Extremely what?" asked Rabbit.
"What you were saying," said Pooh. "Undoubtably.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
Pooh opened his eyes with a jerk and said, "Extremely."
"Extremely what?" asked Rabbit.
"What you were saying," said Pooh. "Undoubtably.”
― The House at Pooh Corner
“She is a tyrant much in the way of a bad novelist, who shapes his characters according to his own ideology or desires and never allows them the space to become themselves.”
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
― Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
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