"I felt shame - I see this clearly, now - at the instinctive recognition in myself of an awful enfeebling fatalism, a sense that the great outcomes were but randomly connected to our endeavors, that life was beyond mending, that love was loss, that nothing worth saying was sayable, that dullness was general, that disintegration was irresistible."

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Source : Joseph O’Neill (2012). “Netherland”, p.27, HarperCollins UK

Joseph O'Neill

#Loss Quotes #Outcomes Quotes #Awful Quotes

“I work best when a little scared, when there's so much more than the lines to think about.”
“Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way 'round.”
“The stars are matter, We're matter, But it doesn't matter.”
“Once you have kids and you're married, it's all about them. My life changed. You can see in my records.”

Source : "John Ondrasik Interview from Five For Fighting". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. September 1, 2013.
“All of us, each and every one, lives a life that is, in its own right, an epic.”
“I don't think religions will merge into a great global faith. But I do believe we're moving toward a global ideology that has a place for religion and recognizes the contributions of the different traditions. Hopefully, it will have an overarching view as to how we can work together for the promotion of human values and spirituality.”
“By about the year 2000 Communist China will be a â€œsuperpowerâ€ built by American technology and skill.”

Source : Antony C. Sutton (2017). “America's Secret Establishment: An Introduction to the Order of Skull & Bones”, p.209, TrineDay
“When I sing I have a lot of visions. Like what's happening now in my life.”

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