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Wells Quotes by Ian Mcewan
- The moment you lose curiosity in the world, you might as well be dead.
- Who you get, and how it works out- there's so much luck involved, as well as the million branching consequences of your conscious choice of…
- But how to do feelings? All very well to write "She felt sad", or describe what a sad person might do, but what of sadness…
- It was thought, perception, sensations that interested her, the conscious mind as a river through time, and how to represent its onward roll, as well…
- The trouble with being a daydreamer who doesn’t say much is that the teachers at school, especially those who don’t know you very well, are…
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- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples… — Giorgio Armani
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- For centuries, the Muslims were able to co-exist perfectly well with Jews and Christians in the Middle East. — Karen Armstrong
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