"There is an ache in my heart for the imagined beauty of a life I haven't had, from which I had been locked out, and it never goes away."

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Source : Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.213, Algonquin Books

Robert Goolrick

#Heart Quotes #Loss Quotes #My Heart Quotes

“Don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone...Learn at least this: What you are capable of. Let nothing stand in your way.”

Source : Tony Kushner (2013). “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition”, p.61, Theatre Communications Group
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.”
“Writing good jokes requires effort. Think I'll just start dressing funnier.”
“My point is that death is more tragic than life, than any life, because every life has hope of some kind.”

Source : Shalom Auslander (2012). “Hope: A Tragedy: A Novel”, p.168, Penguin
“What is the greatest surprise you have found about life?" a university student asked me several years ago. "The brevity of it," I replied without hesitation. ... Time moves so quickly, and no matter who we are or what we have done, the time will come when our lives will be over. As Jesus said, "As long as it is day, we must do the work of him who sent me. Night is coming, when no one can work" (John 9:4).”
“Maybe it's a tired tale, but without an education, you're not going to go anywhere.”
“Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through home production and storage, but others as well.”
“Uniqueness is the commodity of glut.”

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