"We are like icebergs in the ocean: one-eighth part consciousness and the rest submerged beneath the surface of articulate apprehension."

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Source : 1925 Polyglots, ch.14.

William Gerhardie

#Ocean Quotes #Consciousness Quotes #Beneath The Surface Quotes

“Anyone who has worked with me knows that I am extremely action-oriented. I'm all about making things happen.”
“Happiness will come from materialism, not from meaning.”
“Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it.”
“I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it.”
“The latest political rumor, North Korea ruler Kim Jong Il is close to naming his successor. Yeah, he said the only person with glasses big enough to replace me is Nicole Richie.”
“That's what being young is all about. You have the courage and the daring to think that you can make a difference. You're not prone to measure your energies in time. You're not likely to live by equations.”
“The script was always the most important thing to me and I loved the script. For one thing, I've always admired trees. I just worship them. Think what trees have witnessed, what history, such as living through the Civil War, yet they still survive.”
“Love cannot be forced, love cannot be coaxed and teased. It comes out of heaven, unasked and unsought.”

Source : Pearl S. Buck (2012). “Pavilion of Women: A Novel of Life in the Women's Quarters”, p.368, Open Road Media

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