"Even when all the worlds have frozen or exploded, and all the suns gone dead and cold, there'll still be time. Oh, God, what for?"

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Source : Olaf Stapledon (2013). “Odd John and Sirius”, p.244, Courier Corporation

Olaf Stapledon

#Time Quotes #Frozen Quotes #World Quotes

“For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.”
“I've also got a kind of rule where if I don't write it down and I can still remember it it's worth remembering!”
“The success of each is dependent upon the success of the other.”
“The only difference between them and my girls is that my girls gave a man his money's worth.”
“It's a lucky man, a very lucky man, who is committed to what he believes, who has stifled intellectual detachment and can relax in the luxury of his emotions - like a tipsy traveller resting for the night at wayside inn.”
“Finally we are being told the truth: life isnâ€™t always easy and pleasant. We already know this to be true, but somehow we tend to go through life thinking that there is something wrong with us when we experience sadness, grief, and physical and emotional pain. The first truth points out that this is just the way it is. There is nothing wrong with you: you have just been born into a realm where pain is a given.”

Source : Noah Levine (2009). “Against the Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries”, p.19, Harper Collins
“The executive branch of this government never has, nor will suffer, while I preside, any improper conduct of its officers to escape with impunity.”
“New Orleans could wreck your liver and poison your blood. It could destroy you financially. It could shun you or embrace you, teach you tricks of the heart you thought Tennessee Williams was just kidding about. And in August it could break your spirit.”

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