"I promptly said that life was a random series of beautifully composed vignettes, loosely tied together by a string of characters and time."

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Source : Mahbod Seraji (2009). “Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel”, p.10, Penguin

Mahbod Seraji

#Character Quotes #Together Quotes #Vignettes Quotes

“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
“There is but one way to learn to do a thing and that is to do it.”

Source : Daniel Carter Beard, David R. Godine (2000). “The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors”, p.209, David R. Godine Publisher
“Swimming has given me a lot. It's given me a respect for people and different cultures around the world when I've been competing abroad. I've learnt many life skills and met so many friends around the world that I might not have had otherwise. I'm focused and driven and I guess swimming has made me that way.”
“I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. 'If there's no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.' That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.”
“All the times I have suddenly realized that my parents are dead, even now, it still surprises me, to exist in the world while that which made me has ceased to exist”

Source : Nicole Krauss (2006). “The History of Love: A Novel”, p.10, W. W. Norton & Company
“In geometric and physical applications, it always turns out that a quantity is characterized not only by its tensor order, but also by symmetry.”
“Trying is not enough. We have to go out and set goals and measure definitive progress so that four years from now we are in a better position to add new voters to our base of support.”

Source : "WTF Did We Just Do, Romney Advisor Kevin Madden?". Interview with Marin Cogan, www.gq.com. November 9, 2012.
“Working on 'Raising Hope' is a very hurry-up-and-wait activity, and I just always liked the idea of being as productive as I can be. I write because I don't just want that time to dissolve, where I'm sitting in a trailer staring blankly at the paintings of moccasins that came with the trailer.”

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