"Knowing has two poles, and they are always poles apart: carnal knowing, the laying on of hands, the hanging of the fact by head or heels, the measurement of mass and motion, the calibration of brutal blows, the counting of supplies; and spiritual knowing, invisibly felt by the inside self, who is but a fought-over field of distraction, a stage where we recite the monotonous monologue that is our life, a knowing governed by internal tides, by intimations, motives, resolutions, by temptations, secrecy, shame, and pride."

-- William H. Gass

#Spiritual Quotes #Pride Quotes #Blow Quotes

“In relationships it is best to assume nothing.”

Source : Jessica Zafra (1997). “Chicken pox for the soul”
“I don't do marriage. I think it's incredibly naff. And I don't like vulgar displays of ostentation.”
“I don't have bad relationships with my players. But I don't get into long conversations with them either.”
“The last thing you want to do is shoot 80 wearing 'tartan troosers'.”
“Fold and live to fold again.”
“I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.”

Source : Jeannette Walls (2009). “The Glass Castle: A Memoir”, p.270, Simon and Schuster
“Scientists are doing an awful lot of damage to the world in the name of helping it. I don't mind attacking my own fraternity because I am ashamed of it.”
“However successful you are, there is no substitute for a close relationship. We all need them.”

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