"It's not our disadvantages or shortcomings that are ridiculous, but rather the studious way we try to hide them, and our desire to act as if they did not exist."

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Giacomo Leopardi

#Desire Quotes #Trying Quotes #Way Quotes

“I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.”
“Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.”
“The whole fauna of human fantasies, their marine vegetation, drifts and luxuriates in the dimly lit zones of human activity, as though plaiting thick tresses of darkness. Here, too, appear the lighthouses of the mind, with their outward resemblance to less pure symbols. The gateway to mystery swings open at the touch of human weakness and we have entered the realms of darkness. One false step, one slurred syllable together reveal a man's thoughts.”
“It hurts, but that’s all it does. The most difficult part of the training is training your mind. You build calluses on your feet to endure the road. You build calluses on your mind to endure the pain. There’s only one way to do that. You have to get out there and run.”
“Every woman who writes is a survivor.”
“Every time an artist dies, part of the vision of mankind passes with him.”
“The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls make fine mistresses but terrible wives”
“Holy service in constant fellowship with God is heaven below”

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