"Really. Is there anything nice to be said about other people's vacations?"

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Source : Amor Towles (2011). “Rules of Civility: A Novel”, p.127, Penguin

Amor Towles

#Nice Quotes #Vacation Quotes #People Quotes

“I've been making music for a long time, since I was very young, but at the same time, I'm still exploring what works for me. I feel like I'm just starting out.”
“In a fragile environment, we need to be aware of ourselves as members of a uniquely powerful species living among other species who are quite as interesting as we are but vulnerable to us because we are cleverer in more destructive ways.”
“You shall love peace as a means to new wars - and the short peace more than the long.”
“Wherever I am on location, I can usually, even in the weirdest little places, find a recording studio.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The idea that each of us can be directly spiritual is radical. Most religions are based not on teaching adherents to be directly spiritual, but in persuading them to trust in the intercession of ministers or priests. The problem with this approach is that we cannot gain access to spirituality except through the medium of a fallible human being. If we want to see Tao, we need only open our eyes and trust what we see.”
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.”
“Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.”
“On the most elementary level, you do not have to go to church to be a Christian. You do not have to go home to be married either. But in both cases if you do not, you will have a very poor relationship.”

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