“Even a fool learns something once it hits him.”
― Iliad
― Iliad
“When Fortuna spins you downward, go out to a movie and get more out of life.”
― A Confederacy of Dunces
― A Confederacy of Dunces
“But it is possible, it is possible: the old grief, by a great mystery of human life, gradually passes into quiet, tender joy; instead of young, ebullient blood comes a mild, serene old age: I bless the sun's rising each day and my heart sings to it as before, but now I love its setting even more, its long slanting rays, and with them quiet, mild, tender memories, dear images from the whole of a long and blessed life--and over all is God's truth, moving, reconciling, all-forgiving!”
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“...what one ought to capture in beauty is that which is treacherous and irresistible...”
― War & War
― War & War
“Idling has always been my strong point.”
― Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
― Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
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