"I begin with writing the first sentenceâ€”and trusting to Almighty God for the second."

-- Laurence Sterne

#Writing Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Almighty Quotes

“We earth men have a talent for ruining big, beautiful things.”
“I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a man's life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience.”

Source : "Martin Buber: An Intimate Portrait". Book by Aubrey Hodes, 1971.
“Announcin' your plans is a good way to hear god laugh.”
“The city of Cork - the urban center, where all the shops and bars and everything are - is actually an island, a river island.”
“I believe in the saying, 'If you aim at nothing, you're going to hit nothing.' So if you don't set goals, then you have nowhere to go.”
“The most interesting place I've gone on location was New Orleans”
“When I was in high school I asked myself at one point: "Why do I care if my high school's team wins the football game? I don't know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me... why am I here and applaud? It does not make any sense." But the point is, it does make sense: It's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group cohesion behind leadership elements. In fact it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports.”
“Pour away despair and rinse the cup. Eat happiness like bread.”

Source : Edna St. Vincent Millay (1956). “Collected Poems”, HarperCollins Publishers

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