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Attic Quotes

You should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you! Picture Quote #1

People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it Picture Quote #1

Ten years ago, desalination was the crazy aunt in the attic. That’s changed. It is now entering the mainstream and being taken seriously Picture Quote #1

What is a memory? Not a storehouse, not a trunk in the attic, but an instrument that constantly refines the past into a narrative, accessible and acceptable to oneself Picture Quote #1

Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters from relationships that tanked, photos of dead relatives, toys from a childhood you miss. Out of sight is out of mind, but somewhere deep inside you know they still exist. And you also know that you’re avoiding them Picture Quote #1

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess Picture Quote #1

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You don’t paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them Picture Quote #1

I employed my wife for three years to sit in the attic and type up my autobiography, 700 pages, organise everywhere I go. I’m paying the normal rate of tax on the money I take out for myself Picture Quote #1

Books read in a public library never have the same flavour as books read in the attic or the kitchen Picture Quote #1

So many old and lovely things are stored in the world’s attic because we don’t want them around us and we don’t dare throw them out Picture Quote #1

There are children who will leave a game to go and be bored in a corner of the garret. How often have I wished for the attic of my boredom when the complications of life made me lose the very germ of freedom! Picture Quote #1

Turning fifty is an entirely different matter altogether. “At fifty, the madwoman in the attic breaks loose, stomps down the stairs, and sets fire to the house. She won’t be imprisoned anymore, Picture Quote #1

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He took her by the shoulders and pulled her closer to him, his fingers knotting in the fabric of her dress. Even more than in the attic, she felt caught in the eddy of a powerful wave that threatened to pull her over and under, to crush and break her, to wear her down to softness as the sea might wear down a piece of glass Picture Quote #1

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You should never wear a baseball cap when working in close quarters in the attic: You never see that beam above you! (Attic Quotes) People on the outside think there’s something magical about writing, that you go up in the attic at midnight and cast the bones and come down in the morning with a story, but it isn’t like that. You sit in back of the typewriter and you work, and that’s all there is to it (Attic Quotes) Ten years ago, desalination was the crazy aunt in the attic. That’s changed. It is now entering the mainstream and being taken seriously (Attic Quotes) What is a memory? Not a storehouse, not a trunk in the attic, but an instrument that constantly refines the past into a narrative, accessible and acceptable to oneself (Attic Quotes) Mistakes are like the memories you hide in an attic: old love letters from relationships that tanked, photos of dead relatives, toys from a childhood you miss. Out of sight is out of mind, but somewhere deep inside you know they still exist. And you also know that you’re avoiding them (Attic Quotes) The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody’s guess (Attic Quotes) You don’t paint pictures to put them in your attic. You want people to look at them (Attic Quotes) I employed my wife for three years to sit in the attic and type up my autobiography, 700 pages, organise everywhere I go. I’m paying the normal rate of tax on the money I take out for myself (Attic Quotes) Books read in a public library never have the same flavour as books read in the attic or the kitchen (Attic Quotes) So many old and lovely things are stored in the world’s attic because we don’t want them around us and we don’t dare throw them out (Attic Quotes) There are children who will leave a game to go and be bored in a corner of the garret. How often have I wished for the attic of my boredom when the complications of life made me lose the very germ of freedom! (Attic Quotes) Turning fifty is an entirely different matter altogether. “At fifty, the madwoman in the attic breaks loose, stomps down the stairs, and sets fire to the house. She won’t be imprisoned anymore, (Attic Quotes) He took her by the shoulders and pulled her closer to him, his fingers knotting in the fabric of her dress. Even more than in the attic, she felt caught in the eddy of a powerful wave that threatened to pull her over and under, to crush and break her, to wear her down to softness as the sea might wear down a piece of glass (Attic Quotes)

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