"The great stillness in these landscapes that once made me restless seeps into me day by day, and with it the unreasonable feeling that I have found what I was searching for without ever having discovered what it was."

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Source : Peter Matthiessen (2010). “The Tree Where Man Was Born”, p.201, Penguin

Peter Matthiessen

#Feelings Quotes #Landscape Quotes #Restless Quotes

“Not necessarily reputation, rank, societal position or status,but the happiness and enjoyment that a person pretends or fakes to derive with his possessed money or wealth or both make largely others jealous and envious of him.”
“It is a comely fashion to be glad; Joy is the grace we say to God.”

Source : Jean Ingelow (1874). “The Poetical Works of Jean Ingelow”, p.208
“There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!”
“Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.”

Source : Julia Alvarez (2010). “In the Time of the Butterflies”, p.76, Algonquin Books
“There's too much insecurity on studio sets, with all the people standing around, whispering.”
“In general I try to spend the mornings connecting and keeping things organized, and then try and do more creative work in the afternoons.”

Source : "BYT Interviews: Garance Dore". Interview with Svetlana Legetic, brightestyoungthings.com. February 19, 2016.
“"Our prosperity, our friends, our bondage and even our destruction are all in the end rooted in our tongue," says a famous adage.”
“I do practice what I preach when it comes to nutrition.”

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