Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth. РLudwig B̦rne
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If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties. – Francis Bacon
Whatever I take, I take too much or too little; I do not take the exact amount. The exact amount is no use to me. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin
People are divided into two parts: some of them look for and cannot find anything, others find but are not satisfied. – Mihai Eminescu, translated by Oana Platon
[H]istory is the sextant of states which, tossed by wind and current, would be lost in confusion if they could not fix their position. – Allan Nevins, The Gateway to History
Im a method writer. In order to write about the emotion, I have to experience it. I get physically tired and exhausted, devoting hours and hours and hours to it. – Sherman Alexie
