"The world begins anew with every birth, my father used to say. He forgot to say, with every death it ends. Or did not think he needed to. Because for a goodly part of his life he worked in a graveyard."

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Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.8, Faber & Faber

Sebastian Barry

#Father Quotes #Thinking Quotes #World Quotes

“You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.”
“Depression...so mysteriously painful and elusive...”
“God is most certainly not threatened by science; He made it all possible.”

Source : Francis Collins (2008). “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief”, p.135, Simon and Schuster
“People see Archie Bunker everywhere. Particularly girls; poor girls, rich girls, all kinds of girls are always coming up to me and telling me that Archie is just like their dad.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“A friend gave me a CD of the 'Pathetique' Symphony as a Christmas present. I went home, and I put on the CD expecting to listen to Tchaikovsky. But it started 'ta ta ta taaa.' It was too long for me. I didn't understand it at first, but then I fell in love, in love, in love.”
“Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.”

Source : Jean-Henri Fabre (1998). “The Passionate Observer: Writings from the World of Nature”, Chronicle Books Llc
“If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.”
“If the incentives are aligned right - towards better preservation and restoration of nature and natural resources - then you'll see a tremendous amount of activity in that direction.”

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