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 Kincaid

The line from psychologists is, if you’ve seen it before, it hasn’t killed you yet.

— Derek Thompson

In communications, familiarity breeds apathy.

— William Bernbach

When 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 DeLillo

Comfort is a stance of avoidance rather than the pursuit of excellence.

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

There 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 Sheridan

Although 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. Lounsbrough

Familiarity can provide the misguided illusion of understanding. Assume nothing.

— Truth Devour

By 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. Lounsbrough

Some 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