“Blanket cynicism gives the illusion of understanding.”
Harvard lecturer Marcia Angell, quoted in The New Republic
“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.”
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“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, nobody knows what they are.”
W. Somerset Maugham, quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Absolute passion cannot be understood by a third party.”
Soren Kierkegaard, quoted in The Boston Globe
“Sons have always a rebellious wish to be disillusioned by that which charmed their fathers.”
Aldous Huxley, quoted in The Wall Street Journal
“Sometimes you get the best light from a burning bridge.”
Don Henley, quoted in the Montreal Gazette
“When you are done changing, you’re done.”
Benjamin Franklin, quoted in the Billings, Mont., Gazette
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