"We hear only our own voices, still echoes returning to our emptiness."

-- Dejan Stojanovic

#Echoes Quotes #Voice Quotes #Emptiness Quotes

“History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true.”
“The first money I have been offered was as District Officer Ba.”
“I don't send messages, I'm not a fax machine”
“Meditate?â€ I took my head out from under the pillow, shook dark hair back from my face, and rolled over on my side to look at him. â€œExcuse me, but the closest I ever got to having a spiritual awakening was dating a yoga instructor. Once.”
“I have no personal interest or gain from this , I am just an actor”
“I've learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom - how great is that?”
“The years of old age are stalls in the cathedral of life in which for aged men to sit and listen and meditate and be patient till the service is over, and in which they may get themselves ready to say "Amen" at the last, with all their hearts and souls and strength.”
“I want to leave behind me the name of a fellow who never bullied a little boy, or turned his back on a big one.”

Source : Thomas Hughes (2011). “Tom Brown's School Days”, p.276, The Floating Press

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