W. G. Sebald Quotes
Physicists now say there is no such thing as time: everything co-exists. Chronology is entirely artificial and essentially determined by emotion. Contiguity suggests layers of things, the past and present somehow coalescing or co-existing.
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People forget I go to work. They forget that the Coleridge house was bought and paid for by the daughter of a travel agent and a barmaid from what the actor Richard Burton once described as the nightmarish 'featureless suburb' of Croydon.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Certainly, if we had not invaded Iraq on intelligence that was clearly manipulated and cherry picked, we would be in a different position today.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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I feel like an alien. I feel people don't like me. People behaved strangely after 'Rockstar.'
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I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Sarcasm helps me overcome the harshness of the reality we live, eases the pain of scars and makes people smile.
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The interweb's got a weird vibe.
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I don't want to dig in the truth all of the time. Let me dream.
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My dad's funny. He's laid back and a cool guy.
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If there is a meaning in life at all, then there must be a meaning in suffering. Suffering is an ineradicable part of life, even as fate and death. Without suffering and death, human life cannot be complete.
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A lot of movies are made to make us dream.
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I don't think about better. You just want it to work. You want it to work and you have your guide with the script. You want it to exist and complete.
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Of course, tax revenues have ended up being substantially higher than they were at the time these dire projections were made, and we are very close now to having a balanced budget. All that has been very helpful.
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Make believin in foreverIs just a lie.And it seems a little sadderEach time we try.'Cause it's a shame to makeThe same mistakes again,And again.It's over.Nobody wins.
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I have learned from experience that happiness is an acquired skill. Children are one of the greatest lessons in happiness, constantly challenging us to enjoy the moment, as the next one will not be the same. Gratitude is essential to happiness. Every time our children rush up to us and smile, we have something to be happy about; every time we get out of bed and can take a deep breath and go out for a walk, we have something to be happy about-that is the essence of a happy existence. Happiness is a muscle we must use, or it will wither away.
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I wouldn't record any song that I didn't like.
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Physicists now say there is no such thing as time: everything co-exists. Chronology is entirely artificial and essentially determined by emotion. Contiguity suggests layers of things, the past and present somehow coalescing or co-existing.
