I consider the soul of man as the ruin of a glorious pile of buildings; where, amidst great heaps of rubbish, you meet with noble fragments of sculpture, broken pillars and obelisks, and a magnificence in confusion.
Richard Steele (1672–1729) Anglo-Irish writer, journalist, playwright, politician
Essay (1709-10-29), The Tatler, No. 87
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There are plenty of alcoholics who can be magnificent when drunk: it does not make them any less alcoholic.
Ingrid Bengis (1944–2017) American writer, business person
“Monroe According to Mailer: One Legend Feeds on Another,” Ms. (1973-10)
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Reprinted in Michael Lennon, ed., Critical Essays on Norman Mailer (1986).
