"The gap between compassion and surrender is loveâ€™s darkest, deepest region."

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Source : Orhan Pamuk (2011). “The Museum of Innocence”, p.140, Faber & Faber

Orhan Pamuk

#Compassion Quotes #Gaps Quotes #Surrender Quotes

“For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity.”
“Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you.”
“Fiscally, I'm very conservative. I don't believe in welfare states. I believe in giving people jobs.”
“I think that the most necessary quality for any person to have is imagination. It makes people able to put themselves in other people's places. It makes them kind and sympathetic and understanding.”

Source : Jean Webster (2016). “Daddy Long-Legs and Dear Enemy: Illustrated”, p.64, Jester House Publishing
“If there is one thing I've learned in thirty years as a psychotherapist, it is this: If you can let your experience happen, it will release its knots and unfold, leading to a deeper, more grounded experience of yourself. No matter how painful or scary your feelings appear to be, your willingness to engage with them draws forth your essential strength, leading in a more life-positive direction.”
“I used to have a pony but I outgrew it and I do dream that one day I will live in the country and have lots of horses and be like a proper English lady who goes hunting and everything.”
“I think thatâ€™s the lesson you learn in life. As you get older you realize youâ€™re never going to grow up and youâ€™re never going to be ready. And you may, as well, do things now, donâ€™t wait”
“Some of my stuff, I realize is just rage.”

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