I never wanted to live in that place again, but if for some reason I was forced to live there again, I would never accept the harsh judgments made against me by people whose only power to do so was that they had known me from the moment I was born.
— Jamaica KincaidThe line from psychologists is, if you’ve seen it before, it hasn’t killed you yet.
— Derek ThompsonIn communications, familiarity breeds apathy.
— William BernbachWhen I work, I'm just translating the world around me in what seems to be straightforward terms. For my readers, this is sometimes a vision that's not familiar. But I'm not trying to manipulate reality. This is just what I see and hear.
— Don DeLilloComfort is a stance of avoidance rather than the pursuit of excellence.
— Craig D. LounsbroughThere is something particularly fascinating about seeing places you know in a piece of art - be that in a film, or a photograph, or a painting.
— Sara SheridanAlthough it pains me to admit it, I am quite familiar with the holes in life. And this familiarity is due to the fact that I spend far more time in these holes than I spend on the paths that brought me to them.
— Craig D. LounsbroughFamiliarity can provide the misguided illusion of understanding. Assume nothing.
— Truth DevourBy choosing comfort we are in the very same decision choosing to miss every great thing in life, and that thought should be anything but comforting.
— Craig D. LounsbroughSome of the freckles I once loved are now closer to liver spots. But it’s still the eyes we look at, isn’t it? That’s where we found the other person, and find them still.
— Julian Barnes