"The longing for Paradise is man's longing not to be man."

-- Milan Kundera

#Men Quotes #Paradise Quotes #Longing Quotes

“Hatred doesn't just hurt the people being hated, it hurts the people housing the hatred”
“...he said firmly, "God can help you. All the men Iâ€™ve seen in your position turned to Him in their time of trouble." "Obviously," I replied, "they were at liberty to do so, if they felt like it." I, however, didnâ€™t want to be helped, and I hadnâ€™t time to work up interest for something that didnâ€™t interest me.”
“Life is full of choices. We don't always make good ones. It seems to Kristina you gotta be crazy to open your windows, invite the demons in. Bree throws rocks at the feeble glass, laughs”
“If Beethoven is a prodigy of man, Bach is a miracle of God.”
“He never admitted anything, even on his deathbed. He was a deluded liar. If it weren't for my father, I don't think I would be so open. So that's a huge blessing.”
“When people used to call me a political writer, it was kind of confusing because I was always much more interested in the social end of things which hinges on the political, but it isn't really part of it.”
“You were born with everything you need to answer the call of your soul.”

Source : FaceBook post by Marie Forleo from Apr 11, 2013
“I grew up reading 'The Jungle Books' and loving them.”

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