"Maybe when your mother died young, you became instantly old."

-- Naomi Shihab Nye

#Mother Quotes #Young Quotes #Mother Died Quotes

“As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.”
“If it is well with your belly, chest and feet - the wealth of kings can't give you more.”
“I feel like Snow White because now I have a bunch of little dwarf friends who love me. I may not know how Scout's overalls feel but I think I know how Snow White's Shoes feel because now I know why Snow White was happy.”

Source : Kathryn Erskine (2012). “Mockingbird”, p.52, Usborne Publishing Ltd
“Nature makes trees put down deep roots before having them bear fruit, and even this is done gradually.”
“This book is unique. I know of no other which so artfully tackles two of the greatest mysteries of modern science, quantum mechanics, and consciousness. It has long been suspected that these mysteries are somehow related: the authorsâ€™ treatment of this thorny and controversial issue is honest, wide-ranging, and immensely readable. The book contains some of the clearest expositions I have ever seen of the strange and paradoxical nature of the quantum world. Quantum Enigma is a pleasure to read, and I am sure it is destined to become a classic.”
“I suspect there could be life and intelligence out there in forms we can't conceive. Just as a chimpanzee can't understand quantum theory, it could be there as aspects of reality that are beyond the capacity of our brains They could be staring us in the face and we just Don't recognise them. The problem is that we-re looking for something very much like us, assuming that they at least have something like the same mathematics and technology.”
“I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone to feel more free, and so I feel really claustrophobic on behalf of lots of people.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.”

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