"They had...finished their lives before their death - which is not always the end of life and often comes long before the end."

-- Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly

#Atheist Quotes #Long Quotes #End Of Life Quotes

“When you're in touch with your heart, you feel a connection with others and you have access to your wisdom.”

Source : Kristine Carlson (2001). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Women: Simple and Practical Ways to Do What Matters Most and Find Time for You”, p.48, Hachette UK
“Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.”
“God's irony: that in order to fight and defeat the threat of terrorism, we shall have to be clear about the principle of justice that allows us to understand what is evil in terrorism. And that principle of justice is the claim of justice that is inherent in every innocent human life. But if that claim was there in the Twin Towers, if it was there on the airplanes that those terrorists attacked, you explain to me why it is not there in the womb!”
“A just fortune awaits the deserving. [Lat., Fors aequa merentes Respicit.]”
“Our criminal justice system has swallowed up too many people I love.”
“Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent.”
“Any realistic vision of change must be based on the notion of empowerment of people.”

Source : Michael Manley (1991). “The poverty of nations: reflections on underdevelopment and the world economy”, Pluto Pr
“I always loved twilight: it was the only time of day I had the feeling that something important could happen. All things were more beautiful bathed in twilight, all streets, all squares, and all the people walking through them; I even had the feeling that I was a handsome young man, and I liked looking at myself in the mirror, watching myself in the shop windows as I strode along, and even when I touched my face, I felt no wrinkles at my mouth or forehead.”

Source : Bohumil Hrabal (1992). “Too Loud a Solitude”, p.41, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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