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Inspirational Quotes by Marguerite Yourcenar
- The mask, given time, comes to be the face itself
- A being afire with life cannot foresee death; in fact, by each of his deeds he denies that death exists.
- Books are not life, only its ashes.
- It is not difficult to nourish admirable thoughts when the stars are present.
- But happiness is brittle, and if men and circumstances don't destroy it, it is threatened by ghosts.
- Every invalid is a prisoner.
- Of all our games, love's play is the only one which threatens to unsettle the soul...
- nothing is slower than the true birth of a man
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento