All Quotes By Tag: Books
“In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss.”
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“A while back, when Dick & Barry & I agreed that what really matters is what you like, not what you *are* like, Barry proposed the idea of a questionnaire for potential partners, a 2 or 3 page multiple-choice document that covered all the music/film/TV/book bases. It was intended: a) to dispense with awkward conversation, and b) to prevent a chap from leaping into bed with someone who might, at a later date, turn out to have every Julio Iglesias record ever made. It amused us at the time… But there was an important & essential truth contained in the idea, and the truth was that these things matter, and it’s no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently, or if your favorite films wouldn’t even speak to each other if they met at a party.”
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“Everyone creates realities based on their own personal beliefs. These beliefs are so powerful that they can create [expansive or entrapping] realities over and over.~Kuan Yin”
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“Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.”
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“It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.”
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“You are more likely to find three TVs inside a randomly selected house than you are to find a single book that is or was not read to pass an exam, to please God, or to be a better cook.”
“Dear Miss Pomeroy, I am saddened by the things I do not know. There are hundreds–thousands–of books in the world and I will never be able to read all of them.I am old.Walter”
“The real flight of this hawk is impending.Still,this bird is yet to be tested for real.Though I have leaped over the seas,well,the entire sky is still remaining to fly.And make sure that ,i am gonna do it with all my heart and all my soul.#loveyoourlife #liveyourlife #hvFUN”
“A happy childhood can fortify one against the ravages of life, and part of that happiness is found in books, which become our constant companions for the rest of our lives.”
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“Purity. Serenity… Solitude: What you ought to uphold. But the important thing is whether you believe it.”
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“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.”
“Time is the real emperor and there is no space for any pride since time flies and blows away anything.”
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“Till the time you realize your conquest you already reach that stage when you start losing the grip.”
“Many are they that rise up against you. Many there be which say of your soul, ‘’There is no help for you.’’ But the instruments of death is prepared for your cause.”
“You have not escaped his notice either- you are here by ‘a call’ not by choice.”