"It seems to me that the problem with diaries, and the reason that most of them are so boring, is that every day we vacillate between examining our hangnails and speculating on cosmic order."

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Source : Ann Beattie (2011). “Picturing Will”, p.237, Vintage

Ann Beattie

#Order Quotes #Diaries Quotes #Problem Quotes

“Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots?”
“I can't put bars on my insides; my love is something I can't hide.”

Source : Song: I'm Easy
“As long as I'm still surfing wherever I am, I'll always be happy.”
“I was the kid that wanted to be anonymous in that I'd put a football helmet on and be a member of a team and go out there and maim people. It was a very hard process. It truly was.”

Source : ""Bill Goldberg Talks To 411 About Whether WWE Has Contacted Him About Returning, WWE HOF Induction, Brock Lesnar’s UFC Fight, Developing the Goldberg Character, More" by Jeffrey Harris". 411mania.com. June 28, 2016.
“Professional baseball is on the wane. Salaries must come down or the interest of the public must be increased in some way.”
“Wordplay hides a key to reality that the dictionary tries in vain to lock inside every free word.”
“The great object of the Christian is duty; his predominant desire to obey God. When he can please the world consistently with these, he will do so; otherwise it is enough for him that God commands, and enough for them that he cannot disobey.”

Source : Gardiner Spring (1819). “Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character”, p.153
“Naturally, every age thinks that all ages before it were prejudiced, and today we think this more than ever and are just as wrong as all previous ages that thought so. How often have we not seen the truth condemned! It is sad but unfortunately true that man learns nothing from history.”

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