"Our steps invent the path as we proceed; behind us they leave no trace, only the void. So we shall always look ahead and trust our feet. They will take us as far as our minds will go... -- Tahar ben Jelloun"

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Source : Tahar Ben Jelloun (1987). “The sand child”, Harcourt

Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Feet Quotes #Mind Quotes #Void Quotes

“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.”
“We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's gloom the first pale spark, While others only note that day is gone.”
“And so artistic creation is the metamorphosis of the external physical aspects of a thing into a self-sustaining spiritual reality .”
“I like physics. I think it is the best science out of all three of them, because generally it's more useful. You learn about speed and velocity and time, and that's all clever stuff.”
“I miss my dad every day, but I know he would be proud to see me continuing to swim and going for another shot at the Olympics.”
“I believe any decline would lock in a Fed increase with some certainty.”
“For a long time I felt like I was fighting my age, like I was constantly trying to prove to people that I was a savvy peer, and I felt them viewing me as a kid. I was a cocky kid, and I felt like I was an adult at, like, 9, you know? I think that's because my parents always treated me as an adult.”
“I have butterflies in my stomach.”

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