"There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to believe, but nothing could be done about it, and if you can't fix it you've got to stand it."

-- Annie Proulx

#Believe Quotes #Space Quotes #Done Quotes

“The hope that fuels the pursuit of endless economic growth - that billions of consumers in India & China will one day enjoy the lifestyles of Europeans and Americans - is as absurd & dangerous a fantasy as anything dreamt up by Al-Qaeda. It condemns the global environment to early destruction & looks set to create reservoirs of nihilistic rage & disappointment among hundreds of millions of have-nots - the bitter outcome of the universal triumph of Western Modernity, which turns the revenge of the East into something darkly ambiguous, and all its victories truly Pyrrhic.”
“I think the sensible thing would be to focus on one thing and be the best you can be at it. There is always that risk of spreading yourself too thin if you try to do too much.”

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“Always, however brutal an age may actually have been, its style transmits its music only.”
“If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in.”
“Most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people.”

Source : Poems (1964) p. 8
“It is hard to deal with someone who smiles and pretends to like you to your face and sticks that eight inch blade in your back when you turn around.”
“The strongest initiative that government can take to ensure Australia is prepared for population ageing, is to maintain a strong economy, and a secure nation.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“No taste of food, no feel of water, no sound of wind, no memory of tree or grass or flower, no image of moon or star are left to me. I am naked in the dark, Sam, and there is no veil between me and the wheel of fire. I begin to see it even with my waking eyes, and all else fades.”

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