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“Take a good rest, small bird," he said. "Then go in and take your chance like any man or bird or fish.”
― The Old Man and the Sea
― The Old Man and the Sea
“If you get stuck, get away from your desk. Take a walk, take a bath, go to sleep, make a pie, draw, listen to music, meditate, exercise; whatever you do, don't just stick there scowling at the problem. But don't make telephone calls or go to a party; if you do, other people's words will pour in where your lost words should be. Open a gap for them, create a space. Be patient.”
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“On n'avait jamais vu à Marguerite d'autres fleurs que des camélias. Aussi chez madame Barjon, sa fleuriste, avait-on fini par la surnommer la Dame aux Camélias, et ce surnom lui était resté.”
― La dame aux camélias
― La dame aux camélias
“It is the absence of facts that frightens people: the gap you open, into which they pour their fears, fantasies, desires.”
― Wolf Hall
― Wolf Hall
“Now is no time to think of what you do not have.
Think of what you can do with that there is”
― The Old Man and the Sea
Think of what you can do with that there is”
― The Old Man and the Sea
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