They say: Belief is important. I say: No, actions are important. Judge by deed, not by creed.
Whenever I have tried to do anything For Money it has always led me astray.
There are people whom one loves immediately and forever. Even to know they are alive in the world with one is quite enough.
Only a fool would make the bed every day.
Everything begins in Paris.
Ireland is a wonderful place to write in. Even although the atmosphere was so Faith-laden that I was often worried that I was not writing a book to the glory of God, I had to admit that words flowed from my pen like all-get-out. To be honest, there is nothing to do in Ireland but write.
It is a city of villages, closely connected, each village dedicated to a different way of life.
conclude, what Thomas Mann really wanted was a limited physical relationship with beautiful young men: the opportunity to gaze at them, an occasional touch, a restrained kiss. That isn't a surrogate for what he'd like to have if he were somehow free from social constraints. It's what the young Platen wanted, it's what he wanted - and it's what his Aschenbach wants.
If indeed we can create systems that allow individuals to access goods and services like health and housing and energy and water, in a way that they can afford, they'll all have greater choice, greater opportunity, greater dignity.
Most recently my battle has been against AIDS and the discrimination surrounding it.
You know how both life and porno movies end. The only difference is life starts with the orgasm.