Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling Category: Obscurity
Everybody is so talented nowadays that the only people I care to honor as deserving real distinction are those who remain in obscurity. – Thomas Hardy Category: Obscurity
Our job is like a bakers work — his rolls are tasty as long as theyre fresh; after two days theyre stale; after a week, theyre covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out. – Ryszard Kapuscinski Category: Journalism
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess. – Rainer Maria Rilke Category: Love