"There's never any closure in an awe-inspired life, only constant acceptance of the mysteries of life."

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Source : Paul Pearsall (2007). “AWE: The Delights and Dangers of Our Eleventh Emotion”, p.27, Health Communications, Inc.

Paul Pearsall

#Acceptance Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Inspired Quotes

“Gentlemen, welcome to the world of reality â€“ there is no audience. No one to applaud, to admire. No one to see you. Do you understand? Here is the truth â€“ actual heroism receives no ovation, entertains no one. No one queues up to see it. No one is interested.”

Source : "The Pale King by David Foster Wallace - review" by Michael Sayeau, www.theguardian.com. April 24, 2011.
“I can't establish the veracity of what people say because only they know whether they are telling the truth. I can't look into your mind, can I?”
“A true war story is never moral.”
“From being a waiter, to a door-to-door salesman, to a car-washer, to a delivery boy - I have done it all.”
“At the end of the day, every media entity is in the business of selling soap. They're not afraid of being popular.”
“The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.”
“I've got a lot of other people who do a lot of things for me, so I've gotten to a part in my career where I'm doing a lot of talks because I want to get kids turned on. I want to see these kids, these geeky nerdy kids, go out there and do something.”
“Retracing the various episodes of one's life, one is disconcerted to discover that one was not as noble as one thought oneself at the time.”

Source : Phyllis Eleanor Bentley (1962). “"O Dreams, O Destinations": An Autobiography”, London : Gollancz

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