"The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes."

-- Henri Frederic Amiel

#Passion Quotes #Fire Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“From the holy scriptures, heaven-sent lift will be found for heaven-sent duties.”
“This is what we see when we look up at Rainier, the beauty, the horror, the awe the unbelievability of size that confirms our own consequence on this earth. We look at the mountain, like god and can imagine nothing larger. Its incompressible life-span reminds us of the fleeting mortality of our own bones. It looms over our lives on clear days and and stay present but hidden through the clouds of winter. Like god it remains everywhere forever.”
“For whatever reason I tend to get roles that are more damaged.”
“oh well, is it hurting anyone? Because if its not and youâ€™ve been given it, Iâ€™d as soon stop calling it a thing and start referring to it as a gift.”
“Photography helps people to see.”

Source : "Berenice Abbott: Still Feisty and Eager at 91" by Richard F.Shepard. Archives, www.nytimes.com. 1989.
“Mountain hikes instilled in me a life-long urge to get to the top of any inviting summit or peak.”
“Every fight is do or die for me. I've come too far to start over. I'm on a destiny trip right now. I'm racing towards that heavyweight world championship.”
“The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite having the best fighting force the world had ever known, they were getting their ***** kicked by illiterate peasants who made bombs out of manure and wood.”

Source : Michael Hastings (2012). “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan”, p.203, Penguin

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