"If you live in Europe . . . things change . . . but continuity never seems to break. You don't have to throw the past away."

-- Nadine Gordimer

#Past Quotes #Europe Quotes #Things Change Quotes

“A vertical line is dignity. The horizontal line is peaceful. The obtuse angle is action. That's universal, it is primary.”
“I just want to express a generalized and endless feeling of love inside of me directed at every single person who exists or will ever exist.”
“It's not always as comfortable blazing the trail as it is walking on it.”
“We take care of our health; we lay up money; we make our roof tight, and our clothing sufficient; but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting in the best property of all, -friends?”
“Organizations, by their very nature are designed to promote order and routine. They are inhospitable environments for innovation.”
“The hush comes with the deepening of Autumn; but it comes gradually. Our ears are attuned to it, day by quieter day. But even now, if one awakens in the deep darkness of the small hours, one can hear it, a foretaste of Winter silence. Itâ€™s a little painful now, and a little lonely because it is so strange.”
“The future is beyond knowing, but the present is beyond belief.”

Source : William Irwin Thompson (1990). “At the Edge of History”, p.205, SteinerBooks
“why are trying so hard to fit in, when you're born to stand out”

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