"...the figure near at hand suffers on such occasions, because it shows up its sorriness without shade; while vague figures afar off are honored, in that their distance makes artistic virtues of their stains. In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she was, and forgot that the defective can be more than the entire."

-- Thomas Hardy

#Distance Quotes #Hands Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“I don't think there's been a time in American history with more innocent people in prison.”
“My mom always taught me to be sweet and polite and cross my legs because it's what the guys like. Actually, they like a raunchy girl once in a while.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We are at home here. Alienation is unnecessary. Contact with reality at a deep level is part of the Christian's life. He enters into reality, rather than escaping from it. The flight from reality is a mark of Eastern and classical mysticism, not of Christianity.”
“At first I threw my weight upon my heels, as one does naturally in a boot, and was a good deal bruised, but after a few hours I learned the natural walk of man, and could follow my guide in any portion of the island.”

Source : John Millington Synge (1999). “The Aran Islands”, p.25, Northwestern University Press
“So during those first moments of the day, which are yours and yours alone, you can circumvent these boundaries and concentrate fully on spiritual matters. And this gives you the opportunity to plan the time management of the entire day.”
“When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.”
“There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes downers every day.”
“Crying is not an option.”

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