#ld

The fact that we are I don't know how many millions of people, yet communication, complete communication, is completely impossible between two of those people, is to me one of the biggest tragic themes in the world. ↗

— Georges Simenon

#biggest #communication #complete #completely #fact

Tears are the natural penalties of pleasure. It is a law that we should pay for all that we enjoy. ↗

— William Gilmore Simms

#law #natural #pay #penalties #pleasure

The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#enclose #equal #equal right #formations #great

Bigotry and intolerance, silenced by argument, endeavors to silence by persecution, in old days by fire and sword, in modern days by the tongue. ↗

— Charles Simmons

#days #endeavors #fire #intolerance #modern

Writing, I'm convinced, should be a subversive activity - frowned on by the authorities - and not one cooed over and praised beyond common sense by some teacher. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#authorities #beyond #common #common sense #convinced

My skin is more beautiful than yours. I would be quite more popular in jail if I so chose. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#chose #i #jail #more #popular

England is a profoundly bizarre place that has produced thousands of bands the world has worshipped. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#bizarre #england #place #produced #profoundly

There is nothing that I would do ever to break my mother's heart. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#ever #heart #i #mother #nothing

I wanted to be in a band that gave bang for the buck. I wanted to be in the band who didn't look like a bunch of guys who, you know, should be in a library studying for their finals. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#bang #buck #bunch #finals #gave

I worship scones and danishes. If I never had another meal, I wouldn't care as long as I could eat pastries and jelly doughnuts. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#care #could #eat #had #i