"There is cruelty in the world Eliza, you can see that, can't you? It surrounds us. It breathes on us. We spend our life trying to escape it."

-- John Boyne

#Trying Quotes #World Quotes #Breathe Quotes

“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”

Source : Sean Covey (2011). “The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens”, p.200, Simon and Schuster
“I'm just worried about the unintended consequences of the laws.”
“It's kind of chased away a few demons for me and, um, it's educated me a little bit more.”
“The very air in which you live is an inspiration.”
“There's always the new wrinkle. One must keep one's eyes always open.”
“You are beaten to earth? Well, well, what's that? Come up with a smiling face, It's nothing against you to fall down flat But to lie there - that's a disgrace.”

Source : Edmund Vance Cooke, “How DID You Die?”
“Being efficient is the easy part. Suppressing one's ego completely for hours at a time is really hard.”

Source : Colin Clark (2011). “My Week with Marilyn”, p.114, Weinstein Books
“I never know what to tell young people when they come here. It could never happen for anyone they way it happened for me. It was all an accident.”

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