"The cult of happiness turns into a huge concern which to my opinion is exactly contrary to what happiness should be: a paradise of enchantment."

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Source : Source: www.mantlethought.org

Pascal Bruckner

#Enchantment Quotes #Paradise Quotes #Opinion Quotes

“People don't tune in to watch network executives' decisions. They don't tune in to watch writers' decisions. They tune in to watch people that they like.”
“Part of the problem with Occupy Wall Street was that folks were never really clear on what they were fighting for. If you don't know what you're fighting for, how do you know when you've got victory? In some ways, new media makes it easier for people to connect. It's hard, though, because we're much more seduced by the Internet, by big-screen TVs, by cell phones that can do everything.”
“Obedience is the pathway to blessing. Itâ€™s the means of protection. Itâ€™s the means of joy. Itâ€™s the means to finding Godâ€™s best in our lives.”
“It's much better when I go out with my mates and we stop talking about me like I'm some sort of egomaniac. It's great when we can just have a drink.”
“No issue is more compelling than the air we breathe, be it hot or cold, be it hawk or human.”
“Everything about yesterday has gone with yesterday. Today, it is needed to say new things.”
“A good dream was something you clung to until the last moment before waking.”

Source : Veronica Rossi (2013). “Through The Ever Night: Number 2 in series”, p.75, Hachette UK
“It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help.”

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