"'Gari' in Russian means "burn!"... I want to test myself, a trial by fire, so that my 'I' is burned off."

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Source : "'La Nuit Sera Calme' ('The Night Will Be Calm')". Book by Romain Gary, 1974.

Romain Gary

#Mean Quotes #Fire Quotes #Trials Quotes

“Knowledge was more powerful than fear. Love was stronger than hate.”
“We went to Ladakh ... and we asked this woman, 'What was the benefit you had from solar electricity?' And she thought for a minute and said, 'It's the first time I can see my husband's face in winter.'”
“It is well known that obedience is the chief among the initiatory virtues, for first it displaces presumption and then it engenders humility within us. Thus it becomes, for those who willingly embrace it, a door leading to the love of God? Thus humility should be the first concern of those who are fighting against the presumption of the devil, for as we advance it will be a sure guide to all the paths of virtue.”
“We do all kinds of things to remain beautiful yet we spend surprisingly little time taking care of what matters most: the way our mind functions.”
“It doesn't matter how much you want. What really matters is how much you want it”
“It's great to do commercial movies; they are fun. You're doing stunts, you are running around, there is a lot of money involved in the production; there are incredible sets and designs.”
“Catholicism is a matter of the body and the senses as much as it is a matter of the mind, precisely because the Word became flesh.”

Source : Robert Barron (2011). “Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith”, p.4, Image
“You're always going to miss your daily eating spots, your daily hangouts with your friends, family. I miss my family like crazy, all the time.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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