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“Henri Matisse once said, “It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else.”
― An Unnecessary Woman
― An Unnecessary Woman
“The building stands, shackled at its heel to its shadow in the fading light, the only witness to the fact that no single person lives their own life; we all live each other’s together.”
― Fishbowl
― Fishbowl
“I feel a bit like a prisoner, not a prisoner of a place or people but of my own character, which by now has taken on its irrevocable form.”
― Lost in the Spanish Quarter
― Lost in the Spanish Quarter
“Who among us, in our lowest hour, can expect to be saved? Have you loved your life? Have you cherished each miraculous breath?”
― About Grace
― About Grace
“One of his many interests was a concern to establish just how many vowels and consonants the human vocal tract is capable of producing in the languages of the world. The answer is more than people think. He estimated that there were over eight hundred different consonants and some two hundred different vowels.”
― Walking English: A Journey in Search of Language
― Walking English: A Journey in Search of Language
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