"There was no harm in taking aim, even if the target was a dream."

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Source : John Knowles (2014). “A Separate Peace”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

John Knowles

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“I must stay alone and know that I am alone to contemplate and feel nature in full; I have to surrender myself to what encircles me, I have to merge with my clouds and rocks in order to be what I am.”

Source : "Authenticity and Fiction in the Russian Literary Journey, 1790-1840". Book by Andreas Schönle, p. 108, 2000.
“Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion--several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his theology isn't straight. He has made a graveyard of the globe in trying his honest best to smooth his brother's path to happiness and heaven....The higher animals have no religion. And we are told that they are going to be left out in the Hereafter. I wonder why? It seems questionable taste.”
“Understand before you pass judgement. But how do you pass judgement once you have understood?”

Source : Laurent Fignon (2010). “We Were Young and Carefree: The Autobiography of Laurent Fignon”, p.58, Random House
“Life is about love. It's about whom you love and whom you hurt. Life's about how you love yourself and how you hurt yourself. Life's about how you love and hurt the people close to you. Life is about how you love and hurt the people who just cross your path for a moment. Life is about love.”

Source : Matthew Kelly (2005). “The Seven Levels of Intimacy: The Art of Loving and the Joy of Being Loved”, p.107, Simon and Schuster
“Don't you like to write letters? I do because it's such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something.”
“I certainly spent many years in my early life chasing all over the globe for meaning and purpose. I'd feel like I'd found it, then it would fade away again.”

Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com
“We feel that what's too far is when you make a joke and somebody gets hurt.”
“The senses are our bridge between the incomprehensible and the comprehensible.”

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