This happens way too often

“It hurts me to confess it, but I’d have given ten conversations with Einstein for an initial rendezvous with a pretty chorus girl… And how often, standing on the sidewalk involved in a passionate discussion with friends, I lost the thread of the argument being developed because a devastating woman was crossing the street at that very moment.”
—Albert Camus, “The Fall”

4 Responses to “This happens way too often”

  1. The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Web 2.0 Expo Says:

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  3. Andrew Mager Says:

    When I see a pretty girl, I don’t even think about what I am going to talk to her about… I just know I am going to talk to her.

    You only remember one life.

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