"A tale, like the universe, they tell us, expands ceaselessly each time you examine it, until thereâ€™s finally no telling exactly where it begins, or ends, or where it places you now."

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Source : Chang-rae Lee (2014). “On Such a Full Sea: A Novel”, p.42, Penguin

Chang-Rae Lee

#Ends Quotes #Tales Quotes #Universe Quotes

“The manager cannot share his power with division superintendent or foreman or workman, but he can give them opportunities for developing their power.”
“I'm not a big fan of TV. It's an unavoidable situation being Ozzy Osbourne, people want you to go on chat shows, and I'm not good at it. I don't feel comfortable doing it.”
“The Episcopals don't demand much in the way of actual religious belief. They have girl priests, gay priests, gay bishops, gay marriages it's much like The New York Times editorial board. They acknowledge the Ten Commandments or " Moses ' talking points" but hasten to add that they're not exactly "carved in stone.”
“What's the Future? It's a blank sheet of paper, and we draw lines on it, but sometimes our hand is held, and the lines we draw aren't the lines we wanted.”

Source : John Marsden (1997). “The Dead of Night”, p.92, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“All cities are geological and three steps cannot be taken without encountering ghosts.”
“I know of two tragic histories in the world - that of Ireland, and that of Macedonia. Both of them have been deprived and tormented”
“Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.”
“Ideals are great as long as they don't get in the way of what we want to do.”

Source : Lawrence W. Fagg (2009). “Pauses: Reflections on Science, Spirituality, and the Fine Art of Living”, p.3, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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