"When you leave Africa, as the plane lifts, you feel that more than leaving a continent you're leaving a state of mind. Whatever awaits you at the other end of your journey will be of a different order of existence."

--

Source : Francesca Marciano (1999). “Rules of the Wild: A Novel of Africa”, Vintage Books

Francesca Marciano

#Journey Quotes #Order Quotes #Leaving Quotes

“As a kid, I was always into art at the same time as computers, and eventually I realised I was making more interesting stuff with my keyboard than with my hands. I really enjoyed modifying computer games more than playing them, so that got me into programming.”
“Nothing to do but work, Nothing to eat but food, Nothing to wear out but clothes, To keep one from going nude.”

Source : "The Pessimist". "Bartlett's Familiar Quotations", 10th edition, 1919.
“When you open yourself to the continually changing, impermanent, dynamic nature of your own being and of reality, you increase your capacity to love and care about other people and your capacity to not be afraid. You're able to keep your eyes open, your heart open, and your mind open. And you notice when you get caught up in prejudice, bias, and aggression. You develop an enthusiasm for no longer watering those negative seeds, from now until the day you die. And, you begin to think of your life as offering endless opportunities to start to do things differently.”
“The jingling of a fat purse always commands the world.”

Source : David Gerrold (1993). “Under the Eye of God”, Spectra
“I saw you, and I wanted to be close to you. I wanted you to let me in. I wanted to know you in a way no one else did. I wanted you, all of you. That wanting nearly drove me mad.â€ Patch paused, inhaling softly, as though breathing me in. â€œAnd now that I have you, the only thing that terrifies me is having to go back to that place. Having to want you all over again, with no hope of my desire ever being fulfilled. Youâ€™re mine, Angel. Every last piece of you. I wonâ€™t let anything change that.”
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”
“One time we saw some hookers but when we got closer we realized it was Motley Crue.”
“In my school, people liked the gym teachers because they were the football or soccer coaches. But look, if they're cool, they get respect.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

You may also like:

Bernardo Bertolucci
Film director
Elizabeth McCracken
Author