Or you can start by declaring that novels can no longer be written, and then, behind your own back as it were, produce a mighty blockbuster that… Read more “Start By Declaring Novels Can No Longer Be Written”
Day: October 16, 2019
Memory Is Like An Onion
When pestered with questions, memory is like an onion that wishes to be peeled so we can read what is laid bare letter by letter. Goodreads.com. (2019).… Read more “Memory Is Like An Onion”
God Overstated His Ability
I think God, in creating man, somewhat overestimated his ability. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3565.Oscar_Wilde [Accessed… Read more “God Overstated His Ability”
Never Love Anyone
Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3565.Oscar_Wilde [Accessed 16… Read more “Never Love Anyone”
Most People Are Other People
Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The… Read more “Most People Are Other People”
Women Are Meant To Be Loved
Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3565.Oscar_Wilde [Accessed… Read more “Women Are Meant To Be Loved”
You Don’t Love Someone For Their Looks
You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear. Goodreads.com. (2019).… Read more “You Don’t Love Someone For Their Looks”
Never Travel Without Your Diary
I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of… Read more “Never Travel Without Your Diary”
Even Bad Books Are Sacred
Even bad books are books and therefore sacred. Goodreads.com. (2019). Günter Grass Quotes (Author of The Tin Drum). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/749461.G_nter_Grass [Accessed 16 Oct. 2019].
There Is No Use In Reading
If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of… Read more “There Is No Use In Reading”
To Live Is The Rarest Thing
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray).… Read more “To Live Is The Rarest Thing”
You Will Always Be Fond Of Me
You will always be fond of me. I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author… Read more “You Will Always Be Fond Of Me”
Who Could Not Be Perfectly Happy?
With freedom, flowers, books, and the moon, who could not be perfectly happy? Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray). [online] Available… Read more “Who Could Not Be Perfectly Happy?”
Grownups Have It In Them To Be Creative
Grownups have it in them to be creative, and sometimes, with the help of ambition, hard work, and a bit of luck they actually are, but being… Read more “Grownups Have It In Them To Be Creative”
No Idea Stays Pure
No idea stays pure. Even the flowering of art isn’t pure. And the sun has spots. All geniuses menstruate. On sorrow floats laughter. In the heart of… Read more “No Idea Stays Pure”
Memory Likes To Play Hide-And-Seek
Memory likes to play hide-and-seek, to crawl away. It tends to hold forth, to dress up, often needlessly. Memory contradicts itself; pedant that it is, it will… Read more “Memory Likes To Play Hide-And-Seek”
I Am A Dreamer
Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn… Read more “I Am A Dreamer”
Art Is So Wonderfully Irrational
Art is so wonderfully irrational, exuberantly pointless, but necessary all the same. Pointless and yet necessary, that’s hard for a puritan to understand. Goodreads.com. (2019). Günter Grass… Read more “Art Is So Wonderfully Irrational”
Not Young Enough To Know
I am not young enough to know everything. Goodreads.com. (2019). Oscar Wilde Quotes (Author of The Picture of Dorian Gray). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/3565.Oscar_Wilde [Accessed 16 Oct.… Read more “Not Young Enough To Know”
Marriage Has Nothing In Common With Love
For marriage has nothing in common with love. marriage makes for security; love makes only for suffering. On the other hand, love could be so distilled, spun… Read more “Marriage Has Nothing In Common With Love”
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