"The stillness and stasis of bed are the perfect opposite of travel: inertia is what I've come to consider the default mode, existentially and electronically speaking. Bed, its utter inactivity, offers a glimpse of eternity, without the drawback of being dead."

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Source : Lynne Sharon Schwartz (2009). “Not Now, Voyager: A Memoir”, p.27, Counterpoint

Lynne Sharon Schwartz

#Opposites Quotes #Perfect Quotes #Bed Quotes

“The wilderness is gone, the buckskin man is gone, the painted Indian has hit the trail over the Great Divide, the hardships and privations of pioneer life which did so much to develop sterling manhood are now but a legend in history, and we must depend upon the Boy Scout movement to produce the MEN of the future.”
“On a selfish basis, I really enjoy sports and activity.”
“He has such a clear vision of exactly what he wanted out of each character, out of each set, out of each wardrobe change, out of each emotional beat, and action.”
“We all have spiritual DNA; wisdom and truth are part of our genetic structure even if we don't always access it.”
“Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have - and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of life.”
“Technological discoveries are the spermatozoa of social change.”
“There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.”
“Anytime you turn on your own concept of God, you are no longer a free man. No one needs to put chains on your body, because the chains are on your mind.”

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