"The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds, and the tranquil water-way leading to the uttermost ends of the earth flowed somber under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness."

-- Joseph Conrad

#Heart Quotes #Sky Quotes #Clouds Quotes

“Achievements on the golf course are not what matters, decency and honesty are what matter.”
“We linked handsâ€”my ex-boyfriend, my boyfriend, and my former friend-then-enemy-then friend and Iâ€”and walked through a door to see if maybe empty carbs were good for something after all.”
“Efficiency may curtail [energy] demand in the short term, for the specific task at hand. But its long-term impact is just the opposite...efficiency fails to curb demand because it lets more people do more, and do it faster-and more/more/faster invariably swamps all the efficiency gains.”
“Creative success means balancing your love of starting things with a habit of finishing them.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 18, 2015
“The religion then of every man must be left to the conviction and conscience of every man; and it is the right of every man to exercise it as these may dictate.”
“If all the world and love were young, And truth in every shepherd's tongue, These pretty pleasures might me move To live with thee, and be thy love.”

Source : 'Answer to Marlow'
“The major abscess in the mind is a lack of acknowledgement of evil.”
“There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!”

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