"How keen everyone is to make this world their home forgetting its impermanence It's like trying to see and name constellations in a fireworks display."

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Source : Nadeem Aslam (2008). “The Wasted Vigil”, p.354, Faber & Faber

Nadeem Aslam

#Home Quotes #Names Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart. The instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived ... the human body.”
“I'm much more interested in Mike Tyson than I am in Morrissey.”

Source : "Ian Astbury on the Death of the Rock Star". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. December 27, 2013.
“As time went on, I got envious and wanted to do a lot of stunts myself”
“If you surrender yourself, and do not rush, but meditate on the Word of God, you will find prayer forming in your heart. It is a prayer inspired by the Holy Spirit, a prayer that God will be pleased to hear.”

Source : John R. Rice (2000). “Prayer: Asking and Receiving”, p.262, Sword of the Lord Publishers
“Weâ€™re all misfits herefrom our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions. From all those wild and wacky things that make each of us unique.”
“Getting buried alive will always be my claim to fame.”
“We all know that the nation can't divide more than the people produce, but as individuals we try to get more than our share and that's how we get ahead.”
“Therapy isn't Radio.We don't need to constantly fill the air with sounds. Sometimes, when its quite, surprising things happen.”

Source : Mary Pipher (2009). “Letters to a Young Therapist: Stories of Hope and Healing: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition”, p.49, ReadHowYouWant.com

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