"Whatever's there to feel, feel it—the riddance, the relief, the fright and freedom, the fear of forgetting, the dull ache of your own mortality. Get with someone you can trust with tears, with anger, and wonderment and utter silence."

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Source : "The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade".

Thomas Lynch

#Silence Quotes #Tears Quotes #Relief Quotes

“Do not worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older it will avoid you.”

Source : Joey Adams (1981). “Strictly for laughs”, A & W Publishers, Inc.
“I was attracted to climbing mountains because of the physical dangers, but also the challenges, like 'mental fortitude, physical fortitude, judgement.' It's the intensity of the experience, at a sustained level. The experience is incredibly intense because it is so dangerous.”
“Will you come with me, sweet Reader? I thank you. Give me your hand.”

Source : Howard Pyle (1998). “The Adventures of Robin Hood”, p.4, Library of Alexandria
“My aim is a continuous, sustained, uncontrived image, motivated by nothing but passion.”
“O what pride, conforming to the world and following its fashions! Warn them, warn them for me, while you have strength and time and be faithful to your duty.”
“You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.”
“Spiritual is hooked up to the invisible umbilical cord of my Lord, Kumbiya.”
“Marriage changes things because there's a lot more at stake. You can't get too toxic because you have to live together. No one can reach for the nuclear button too quickly.”

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