"The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which it was born, as strong as the mountains that give it shelter, as universal as the stars themselves."

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Source : Ben Bova (2008). “Mars Life”, p.313, Macmillan

Ben Bova

#Strong Quotes #Stars Quotes #Sea Quotes

“It seems an obvious thing to say, but you should not imagine that we Pakistanis are all potential terrorists, just as we should not imagine that you Americans are all undercover assassins.”

Source : Mohsin Hamid (2007). “The Reluctant Fundamentalist”, p.183, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“There is an angel within the monkey struggling to get free, and this is what the historical crisis is all about.”
“There are only two types of music.good and bad.”
“And so it continued all day, wynde after wynde, From a room beyond came the whistle of a teakettle. Now, you really must join me. I've some marvelous Darjeeling, and some delicious petit fours a friend of mine gave me for Christmas.”
“So I find every pleasant spot In which we two were wont to meet, The field, the chamber, and the street, For all is dark where thou art not”
“One must always hope when one is desperate, and doubt when one hopes.”
“Those in power write the history while those who suffer write the songs.”
“You can never, ever predict the curve balls it throws you. So just roll with it, and don't forget to enjoy the moment and soak it up. Don't just Instagram it.”

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