Infamous First Light Quotes

#1. Everywhere man blames nature and fate, yet his fate is mostly but the echo of his character and passions, his mistakes and weaknesses.

An Abundance Of Katherines By John Green

#2. lady spectators were left satisfied: the spectacle had been a rich one.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#3. I get up at 5.30am, sluice myself and have two Weetabix and some mint tea, before starting to write by 6am.

Andrew Motion

#4. Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path.

Edgar Allan Poe

#5. To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.

Major Taylor

#6. The soul lets no man go without some visitations and holy-days of a diviner presence.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

#7. Love me, love my rag dolls," God says. It's a package deal.

John Ortberg

#8. It took me 40 years to find out that painting is not sculpture ...

Paul Cezanne

#9. The first step in providing economic equality for women is to ensure a stable economy in which every person who wants to work can work.

Jimmy Carter

#10. Seeing yourself as responsible for the quality of your relationship, as a prime mover in your life, I think is a bold, amazing step.

Sharon Olds

#11. Life may be scary
But it's only temporary.
And this is perhaps the most comforting conclusion to be reached if one discounts the possibility of meaning.

from: Antinatalism A Thought Experiment

Quentin S. Crisp