"weeping...betraying a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind balks at taking its measure."

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Jon Krakauer

#Loss Quotes #Mind Quotes #Irreparable Quotes

“I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose.”
“Butte was once a grand city. To me, that city is like one big stage for Edward Hopper. You could put your camera anywhere, and you felt you were looking at his paintings.”
“Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.”
“The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.”
“Perhaps the most important thing we can ever do in our lives is find a way to keep the wild-both the wild inside and the wild outside us-and tap into it.”

Source : Stormie Omartian (2016). “Let God's Word Empower Your Prayers: A Devotional”, p.9, Harvest House Publishers
“As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.”

Source : Jane Addams (2016). “Democracy and Social Ethics”, p.87, Youcanprint
“If you set out to copy after one master today and after one tomorrow, you will not acquire the style of either one or the other, and you will inevitably become fantastic, because each style will fatigue your mind...”
“Liaison usually involving two people and their dirty dishes.”

Source : "Abnormally Happy: A Gay Dictionary". Book by Richard Summerbell, 1985.

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