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One last point about this mental picture of yourself: you won’t get far unless you resemble it at least slightly. It takes a genius to make an impression in run-down heels and an unbecoming hat. You need good clothes and grooming—unless, of
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“Some might think that the creativity, imagination, and flights of fancy that give my life meaning are insanity.”
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“You realize that our mistrust of the future makes it hard to give up the past.”
― Survivor
― Survivor

“Humans have evolved to their relatively high state by retaining the immature characteristics of their ancestors. Humans are the most advanced of mammals – although a case could be made for the dolphins – because they seldom grow up. Behavioral traits such as curiosity about the world, flexibility of response, and playfulness are common to practically all young mammals but are usually rapidly lost with the onset of maturity in all but humans. Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature.”
― Still Life with Woodpecker
― Still Life with Woodpecker

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”
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“The Edge... There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”
― Hell's Angels
― Hell's Angels

Not finding a group with which to discuss one of my favorite and most influential authors I reckon I should start one, hoping to begin a dialogue of i ...more

A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to ...more

What? No group for Neil Gaiman fan(atic)s? For Shame! Well, now there is--a group for all things Gaiman. If you're a fan of his novels, his graphic no ...more

Buddy/Group read of Fear: Trump in the White House starting on September 11. This is a read for all views: neutral-Trumps, anti-Trumps and pro-Trumps ...more
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