"Sometimes we are only aware of how happy we are when the moment has passed. But now and again, if we are very lucky, we are aware of happiness when it is actually happening."

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Source : Tony Parsons (2001). “Man and Boy: A Novel”, p.248, Simon and Schuster

Tony Parsons

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“The Gospels and the rest of the New Testament reflect the life of Jesus, what it means for us & what it means for the world.”
“Writing is hard, even for authors who do it all the time.”

Source : Roger Angell (2015). “This Old Man: All in Pieces”, p.18, Anchor
“I am going to outlive myself. Eat, sleep, sleep, eat. Exist slowly, softly, like these trees, like a puddle of water, like the red bench in the streetcar.”
“Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that, the game - and life - will take care of itself.”
“If a man has to say trust me, Gogu conveyed, it's a sure sign you cannot. Trust him, that is. Trust is a thing you know without words.”
“The fact that China has about seven percent arable land, means that she’s always going to be looking for places that have more arable lands to finance or to provide food stuffs.”

Source : "The New Maritime Silk Road". Interview with Parag Khanna, bigthink.com.
“By a kind of happy pre-established harmony, such as a later age discovered between the needs of society and the self-interest of the individual, success in business is in itself almost a sign of spiritual grace, for it is a proof that a man has laboured faithfully in his vocation.”

Source : R. H. Tawney (2016). “Religion and the Rise of Capitalism”, p.210, Verso Books
“A person can perhaps trust his eyes only to the amount of truth his heart does not mind to speak openly to the people to touch their souls in this selfish world full of lies.”

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