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Quote by Oliver Herford

“My wife has a whim of iron.”

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Oliver Herford was an English writer known for his humorous and satirical writing style. His works often explored human nature and social issues with a unique perspective and profound insight. more

“Human beings were not well served by permanence or stasis. Obviously, if individuals were progressing, they were undergoing a series of presumably desirable alterations, but in a universe where flux is fundamental, it can be argued that even change for the worse is preferable to no change at all. Isn't fixity the hallmark of the living dead?.”

Ifs Humans Wells Universe Individual Human Beings Progress Evolution Fundamentals Series Desirable Permanence Hallmark Flux Alterations Stasis

Book:Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

Source: Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates

“The very act of creation requires such focused concentration that vast areas of knowledge may be completely overlooked. Well, so what? There is no evidence that generalized skills are in any way superior to specialized brilliance.”

Way Wells May Creation Skills Evidence Areas Focused Superiors Concentration Brilliance Overlooked

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“Those same forces that drive a genius to create the things or ideas that entertain or enlighten us often gobble so much of his personality that he has none left for the social graces.”

Ideas Left Force Social Grace Personality Genius Enlightening Social Graces

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“A mockingbird... was heard to blend the songs of 32 different kinds of birds into a 10 minute performance, a virtuoso display that served no practical purpose, falling, therefore, into the realm of pure art.”

Kind Art Different Purpose Song Fall Heard Minutes Pure Bird Performances Practicals Realms Different Kinds Display Imitation Mockingbird Virtuoso

Author:Tom Robbins

“Life is hard if you think it's hard.”

Ifs Thinking Hard Life Is Life Is Hard

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

“Certainly that sputterless little candleflame of the mediocre mind known as 'common sense' has never produced anything worth celebrating.”

Mind Littles Common Known Common Sense Celebrate Mediocrity Mediocre Mediocre Minds

Book:Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

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