Hevesi S Ndor Quotes & Sayings

I have been asked to explain what I meant by saying that "Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity." I have no notion when I said it or where I said it, or even whether I said it; in the sense that I do not now remember ever saying it at all. But I do know why I said it; if I ever said it at all. — G.K. Chesterton

Most people enjoy the sight of their own handwriting as they enjoy the smell of their own farts. — W. H. Auden

I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need. — Peter Steele

So often when people hear about the suffering in our world, they feel guilty, but rarely does guilt actually motivate action like empathy or compassion. Guilt paralyzes and causes us to deny and avoid what makes us feel guilty. The goal is to replace our guilt with generosity. We all have a natural desire to help and to care, and we simply need to allow ourselves to give from our love without self-reproach. We each must do what we can. This is all that God asks of us.
- , God Has a Dream, p. 87-88 — Desmond Tutu

I have always been averse to theorizing about the art or craft of biography. Like Disraeli's biographer, Lord Blake, who offers the cautionary analogy of the biographical centipede unsure of her next step because of too much cerebration, I have made it my practice to let the facts find the theory. — David Levering Lewis

Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints. — Helen Lynd

If you're smarter than me, you shouldn't be reading my books. — Malcolm Gladwell

I think Donald Trump is totally unfit to be president of the United States. Let's not forget, this guy was one of the leaders of the so-called birther movement, which was an effort to delegitimize the presidency of the first African-American president we have ever had. — Bernie Sanders

I have a good relationship with the world. But I don't know what the trick is to maintaining it. — Ben Affleck

Sometimes it was during the breaks that the real meditation happened - moments when it was obvious that wisdom is not something you have, but a wave-length you tune in to. — Matt Padwick

If you take a strong stance and have a clear opinion or statement on any subject online, you're going to polarize people. And without that polarity, there's no discussion. Discussion is what I want, which means that I'm fine with the consequences. — Tim Ferriss

The voices of cold reason were talking, as usual, to deaf ears. — Ellis Peters

Were you really not frightened?"
"Sometimes I was terrified, but that was the whole point."
"You wanted to be afraid?" She couldn't imagine deliberately putting herself in a position of fear.
"I wanted to test my courage, my determination. It was a journey of
discovery, but it was more about what I discovered within myself. What I
discovered about the world was simply a bonus."
"And what did you discover - about yourself, I mean?"
"That I'm not nearly as weak as I thought, nor nearly as strong as I'd
hoped. — Lorraine Heath