William Faulkner Quotes
She forced herself once more to think of nothing, to keep her consciousness immersed, as a little dog that one keeps under water until he has stopped struggling.
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To be a great motorbike racer, the most important thing is passion for the bike.
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It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job.
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Fundamental physics is like an art more or less. It's completely non-practical, and you can't use it for anything. But it's about the universe and how the world came into being. It's very remote from your daily life and mine, and yet it defines us as human beings.
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When we were in D.C. my daddy used to cut his hair with a bowl. Crucial. If you're African, Haitan, Jamaican or even more poor than the people in the project, you'll know about that.
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Eyes are at rest, the stars are setting.
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Love between a man and woman is war.
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I'll plant and water, sow and weed, Till not an inch of earth shows brown, And take a vow of each small seed To grow to greenness and renown: And then some day you'll pass my way, See gold and crimson, bell and star, And catch my garden's soul, and say: "How sweet these cottage gardens are!"
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I believe it is by divine design that the role of motherhood emphasizes the nurturing and teaching of the next generation.
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A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring.
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Your suffering is shaped exactly by your refusal to open.
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The creatures that want to live a life of their own, we call wild. If wild, then no matter how harmless, we treat them as outlaws, and those of us who are specially well brought up shoot them for fun.
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I'm a pretty romantic person, I love little notes.
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I cannot believe such monstrous energy of grief can lead to nothing!
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I've tried my best, but the wind was too strong and I felt a bit tired.
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I predict that this will be the greatest book ever and it will sell more than any other book in history.
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Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
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My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.
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The Bosnian Genocide was something that triggered my consciousness and led to an awakening politically for me.
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The universe has become not only conscious and aware of itself but capable in some respects of choosing its path into the future--though all three, the consciousness, the knowledge, and the choice, are dispersed over a vast crowd of beings, acting both individually and collectively.
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She forced herself once more to think of nothing, to keep her consciousness immersed, as a little dog that one keeps under water until he has stopped struggling.
