"It was true, she thought, that the big things awe us but the little things touch us."

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Source : Bess Streeter Aldrich (1988). “A White Bird Flying”, p.139, U of Nebraska Press

Bess Streeter Aldrich

#Littles Quotes #Little Things Quotes #Bigs Quotes

“If you behave like a regular guy, you get treated like a regular guy. You can't cut yourself off from the world. You ultimately would go crazy, wouldn't you?”
“An individual who stands out, or disagrees or takes risks is a danger to such systems and is effortlessly and, unconsciously sidelined.”
“I like being a woman, even in a man's world. After all, men can't wear dresses, but we can wear the pants.”
“Physics depends on a universe infinitely centred on an equals sign.”
“I don't think we're going to save anything if we go around talking about saving plants and animals only; we've got to translate that into what's in it for us.”
“About suffering they were never wrong, The Old Masters.”
“Only the mourning for what one has missed at the crucial time can lead to real healing.”
“Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.”

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