"No one has ever said that life is to be easy. Only that it is to be lived."

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Source : Alistair MacLeod (2010). “The Lost Salt Gift of Blood”, p.150, New Canadian Library

Alistair MacLeod

#Life Is Quotes #Easy Quotes #Said Quotes

“Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.”
“Do you ever wonder if--well, if there are people living on the third planet?' 'The third planet is incapable of supporting life,' stated the husband patiently. 'Our scientists have said there's far too much oxygen in their atmosphere.”
“As the clockwork of the millennia moved a notch in front of their eyes, it had taken their thoughts from small things and reminded them of how vulnerable they were to time.”
“All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief with chains of the Constitution.”
“We are never going to get anywhere unless we have an open dialogue that allows people to speak. If we just go in with anger towards those who hold a different opinion, we won't ever get anywhere. Take Brexit - the notion that everyone who voted leave is racist is bullshit and I really hate that. Some of the most vulnerable people in our society have been targeted and they have been brainwashed and lied to. The last thing we should be doing is shouting at them, blaming them and calling them names.”
“Ernest Hemingway was always uneasy in New York and liked being there less than in any other city he frequented.”

Source : A. E. Hotchner (2009). “Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir”, p.28, Da Capo Press
“We do not believe in immortality because we can't prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.”
“It's a wise thing to hold back.”

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