"I shift, an infinitesimal movement, towards him. It is like the leap from a waterfall. I do not know, until then, what I am going to do."

-- Madeline Miller

#Movement Quotes #Waterfalls Quotes #Leap Quotes

“At an expense trifling indeed, compared to what she frequently spends upon unprofitable contests, she might place the moral world on a new foundation, and to rise the pinnacle of moral glory.”
“In a shared fish, there are no bones.”
“How many people here have telekenetic powers? Raise my hand.”

Source : "E=MO²". Comedy Album, 1985.
“Science and Technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response. Expelled from individual consciousness by the rush of change, history finds its revenge by stamping the collective unconscious with habits, values, expectations, dreams. The dialectic between past and future will continue to form our lives.”
“And yet, these insights of connectedness and oneness, which make us feel so at home in the world, are so difficult to hold onto. And so, inevitably, we wind up living lives of isolation and loneliness.”

Source : "Faith and Doubt at Ground Zero". "Frontline", www.pbs.org. 2002.
“Any action that arises out of stress is of low quality, and it contributes to human suffering. You are making yourself and others suffer.”
“Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My stories naturally center around children and teenagers. I think it's because I have worked with youth for about twelve years. The pains and joys of adolescents are moments I witness on a daily basis, so their stories are always with me as I write.”
“There are some things in this world you rely on, like a sure bet. And when they let you down, shifting from where you've carefully placed them, it shakes your faith, right where you stand.”

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