The most completely lost of all days is the one without laughter.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Lost Without Laughter
L
Interfering Outsiders
I
People who have no life always interfere with others’.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Sorrow’s Deep Plough
S
Sorrow ploughs deep into our hearts, letting in the light later on.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Inertia vs. Action
I
Inertia is so easy, action so difficult.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Success Attracts Followers
S
Everywhere it is the same: once succeed, and you will have no lack of followers.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Uncertain Future
U
The future is a fog that is still hanging out over the sea, a boat that floats home or does not.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Dreams as Reality
D
Dreams are reality at its most profound.
Ivan Goncharov – Oblomov
Passive Observer Quote
P
I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking.
Christopher Isherwood – Mr Norris Changes Trains
Idea’s Value Quote
I
The value of an idea has nothing whatever to do with the sincerity of the man who expresses it.
Christopher Isherwood – Mr Norris Changes Trains
Writing Authenticity Advice
W
One should never write down or up to people, but out of yourself.
Christopher Isherwood – Mr Norris Changes Trains