#not

You cannot escape the fact that women mould your first five years, whether you like it or not. And I can't say I do like it very much. ↗

— Doris Lessing

#escape #fact #first #five #i

I just noticed recently that in one book after another I seem to find an excuse to find some character who, to put it idiotically simply, is allowed to talk crazy. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#allowed #another #book #character #crazy

I never take any notes or draw charts or make elaborate diagrams, but I hold an image of the shape of a book in my head and work from that mental hologram. ↗

— Jonathan Lethem

#book #charts #diagrams #draw #elaborate

Language is a form of human reason, which has its internal logic of which man knows nothing. ↗

— Claude Levi-Strauss

#human #human reason #internal #knows #language

Happiness is a by-product. You cannot pursue it by itself. ↗

— Sam Levenson

#by-product #cannot #itself #pursue #you

You must pay for your sins. If you have already paid, please ignore this notice. ↗

— Sam Levenson

#ignore #must #notice #paid #pay

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients. ↗

— Carl Levin

#cannot #damage #escape #even #hospitals

Nothing ever ends. ↗

— Meyer Levin

#ever #nothing

I don't want to be an actor, but why not take these opportunities when they come to you? I'm not killing myself auditioning, chasing that dream. ↗

— Adam Levine

#auditioning #chasing #come #dream #i

You try on purpose to get players with different qualities which will rub off on one another. ↗

— James Levine

#different #get #off #players #purpose