"He thought of how calm he was. His calm was so perfect that he could not destroy it even by being conscious of it."

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Source : Nathanael West (2009). “Miss Lonelyhearts & The Day of the Locust”, p.51, New Directions Publishing

Nathanael West

#Perfect Quotes #Calm Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“Christ is the sacrament of the invisible God - a sacrament that indicates presence. God is with us.”
“Thrillers are my favorite. I like stuff that keeps you on the edge of your seat or maybe makes you jump.”
“Learning to see love and to express that love is the purpose of living this life. What's real has love at its heart; the universe is constructed from love, and that love is very much tied to our power of attention and imagination.”

Source : Fred Alan Wolf (2002). “Matter Into Feeling: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit”, p.116, Red Wheel/Weiser
“Let us not rest until we are free to live in dignity in the land of our birth.”

Source : Mark Mathabane (1997). “Kaffir Boy: And Related Readings”, McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin
“If there is a problem you can't solve, then there is an easier problem you can't solve: find it.”
“Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people.”
“I am a citizen of the world, and also a citizen of Ukraine.”
“I never did give anybody hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell.”

Source : Harry S. Truman, Ralph Keyes (1995). “Wit and wisdom of Harry Truman”, Harpercollins

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