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Peter Sheehy
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“For in spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody.”
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“Language is the source of misunderstandings.”
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“One day I shall burst my bud of calm and blossom into hysteria.”
― The Lady's Not for Burning
― The Lady's Not for Burning
“The circus is a jealous wench. Indeed that is an understatement. She is a ravening hag who sucks your vitality as a vampire drinks blood – who kills the brightest stars in her crown and will allow no private life for those who serve her; wrecking their homes, ruining their bodies, and destroying the happiness of their loved ones by her insatiable demands. She is all of these things, and yet, I love her as I love nothing else on earth.”
― The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story
― The Circus Kings: Our Ringling Family Story
“Damn everything but the circus! ...damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won't get into the circle, that won't enjoy. That won't throw it's heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence...”
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