"It is the same for all men. None of us can escape this shadow of the father, even if that shadow fills us with fear, even if it has no name or face. To be worthy of that man, to prove something to that man, to exorcise the memory of that man from every corner of our life--however it affects us, the shadow of that man cannot be denied."

-- Kent Nerburn

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“I think you will agree that I am alive in every part of this book; turn back twenty, thirty, one hundred pages - I am back there. That is why I hate the story; characters are not snakes that they must shed their skins on every page - there can only be one action: what a man is. When you have understood this, you will be through with novels.”
“A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.”
“I just get excited... like a painter with a blank canvas.”
“It is not productive to see things in simple black and white, and talk in either anti-nuclear or pro-nuclear terms.”
“He is beginning to master wisdom when he tries to learn how not to try.”
“The woods of Arcady are dead, And over is their antique joy; Of old the world on dreaming fed Gray Truth is now her painted toy.”
“Sometimes the best moment to sing a victory song is in the middle of your battle.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 24, 2014
“We all flee in hope of finding some ground of security”

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