"All lovers in the world are alike: they fall in love by chance; they see each other, and are attached to each other by the features of their faces; they illuminate each other by the fierce preference which is akin to madness; they assert the reality of illusions; and for a moment they change falsehood into truth."

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Henri Barbusse

#Falling In Love Quotes #Reality Quotes #Faces Quotes

“The prime rule of reality is that we must become in our lives what we choose to experience in the world.”
“Suffering begins to dissolve when we can question the belief or the hope that there's anywhere to hide.”
“They [the Hardscrabbles]never enjoyed it when adults playfully lied to them. The adults always think they're being amusing and imaginative, just like children. But kids never lie playfully. They lie as if their lives depended on it.”

Source : Ellen Potter (2010). “The Kneebone Boy”, p.81, Macmillan
“It is time, therefore, to abandon the superstition that natural science cannot be regarded as logically respectable until philosophers have solved the problem of induction. The problem of induction is, roughly speaking, the problem of finding a way to prove that certain empirical generalizations which are derived from past experience will hold good also in the future.”
“Nothing is perfect. Flaws are interesting. Be the tree.”
“It is central to Christian living that we should celebrate the goodness of creation, ponder its present brokenness, and, insofar as we can, celebrate in advance the healing of the world, the new creation itself. Art, music, literature, dance, theater, and many other expressions of human delight and wisdom, can all be explored in new ways.”
“Mastering the art of aloneness doesn't mean living in isolation or never needing the love, support, and involvement of others. It means creating and living a life in which you feel whole and content as an individual on your own; a life in which you can take care of yourself emotionally and financially.”

Source : Lauren Mackler (2009). “Solemate”, p.20, Hay House, Inc
“There is no justice we don't make daily like bread and love.”

Source : Marge Piercy (2013). “The Art of Blessing the Day: Poems with a Jewish Theme”, p.196, Knopf

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