"The mountains were his masters. They rimmed in life. They were the cup of reality, beyond growth, beyond struggle and death. They were his absolute unity in the midst of eternal change."

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Source : Thomas Wolfe (2006). “Look Homeward, Angel”, p.156, Simon and Schuster

Thomas Wolfe

#Struggle Quotes #Reality Quotes #Growth Quotes

“Poetry is not a civilizer, rather the reverse, for great poetry appeals to the most primitive instincts.”

Source : Robinson Jeffers, Tim Hunt (1988). “The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers: Poetry 1903-1920, prose, and unpublished writings”, p.425, Stanford University Press
“I believe the only way to reform people is to kill them”
“The excitement that science possess is its ability to answer the big questions.”
“I realize that I had the best of serious picture journalism.”
“We have to make good use of the time we have. That simple. We have to wake up every day, knowing that it's not just an ordinary day. We have to take the moment, seize each day.”
“Women serve as guardians of culture, upholders of society.”

Source : Patricia Ann Meyer Spacks (1976). “The Female Imagination”
“Influence is a very tenuous matter. I try to avoid it in every respect. I don't want to be influenced by anybody.”
“Even in the best of lives, mistakes are made.”

Source : "Interests: charity work, skydiving" by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. August 7, 2001.

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