Famous quotes containing the words maximum and/or dissipation:
“Only at his maximum does an individual surpass all his derivative elements, and become purely himself. And most people never get there. In his own pure individuality a man surpasses his father and mother, and is utterly unknown to them.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“But there are other things than dissipation that thicken the features. Tears, for example.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)