Somebody told me I should put a pebble in my mouth to cure my stuttering. Well, I tried it, and during a scene I swallowed the pebble. That was the end of that.
From Jean Rostand
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.
Think? Why think! We have computers to do that for us.
A married couple are well suited when both partners usually feel the need for a quarrel at the same time.
To be adult is to be alone.
It may offend us to hear our own thoughts expressed by others: we are not sure enough of their souls.
Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the feeling that nothing remains to be said.
The divine is perhaps that quality in man which permits him to endure the lack of God.
The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to.
Greatness, in order to gain recognition, must all too often consent to ape greatness.
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