"Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one."

-- Bruce Chatwin

#Journey Quotes #Afterlife Quotes #Fields Quotes

“When you reflect on Sept. 11 and the tragedy of that day, one of the things that came out of that was the goodness of humanity”
“It's very easy to feel someone's pain when you love them.”
“Maybe I do wanna become a woman, so what is the crime in that?”
“Be a gentleman farmer.”
“Every time I work out in the gym, every time I train, I know I'm going to do well. But I like surprising the fans, the critics, the people who doubt me.”
“The Heavens are as deep as our aspirations are high.”
“We are each other's reference point at our turning points.”

Source : Elizabeth Fishel (1997). “Sisters: Shared Histories, Lifelong Ties”, Red Wheel
“Little did I know that the last words I would say on WNBC would be the last ones anyone would say.”

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