"In 1815, M. Charles Francois-Bienvenu Myriel was Bishop of D-----. He was a man of seventy-five, and had occupied the bishopric of D----- since 1806. Although it in no manner concerns, even in the remotest degree, what we have to relate, it may not be useless, were it only for the sake of exactness in all things, to notice here the reports and gossip which had arisen on his account from the time of his arrival in the diocese."

-- Victor Hugo

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“If you are thinking, you can't understand Zen. Anything that can be written in a book, anything that can be said - all this is thinking . . . but if you read with a mind that has cut off all thinking, then Zen books, sutras and Bibles are all the truth. So is the barking of a dog or the crowing of a rooster. All things are teaching you at every moment, and these sounds are even better teaching than Zen books.”
“The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.”

Source : "Perspectives on Mankind's Search for Meaning". Book by Walter Taminang, p. 63, 2008.
“God's given me so much talent, and my height doesn't define my skill set. I believe that God has given me a right arm, and for some reason, even though I'm 5'11, to be able to make the throws and make great decisions on the field and all that.”
“Our personal past is only available to us now through black-and-white film, it's a medium for communication with the dead, including our dead selves, the way we used to be, which is why we're drawn to it.”

Source : Frank Lentricchia (2011). “The Sadness of Antonioni”, p.238, SUNY Press
“the death of any loved parent is an incalculable lasting blow. Because no one ever loves you again like that.”

Source : Brenda Ueland (1980). “Me”, Ayer Company Pub
“Time itself made all things rare.”

Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.37, Counterpoint Press
“Football is a violent sport, but you know what you sign up for when you put those shoulder pads on. I agree with certain aspects of it. I disagree with certain aspects of it. I've had concussions and I'm still here. I still love the sport. I think I'm still very healthy.”

Source : Source: blog.sfgate.com
“So if you feel as if you feel too much, well then you are not alone. May these words find you like a friend.”

Source : Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much DELUXE: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.16, Penguin

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