"One becomes moral as soon as one is unhappy."

-- Marcel Proust

#Unhappy Quotes #Moral Quotes

“Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.”

Source : Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.38, Friends of Peace PIlgrim
“I have no time for those who say there is no way Scotland could go it alone. I know first-hand the contribution Scotland and Scots make to Britain's success - so for me there's no question about whether Scotland could be an independent nation.”
“I wanted to know what it was like to be a drug addict, and have an eating disorder, and have a loved one die, and fall in love. I saw my friends going through these things, I saw the world going through these things, and I needed to understand them. I needed to make sense of them. Books didnâ€™t make me wallow in darkness, darkness made me wallow in books, and it was books that showed me there is light at the end of the tunnel.”
“Did you know that Dog Heaven and Cat Hell were the same place?”
“The moment you venture out, something takes place in you and about you. Life comes to your aid in various ways. You may not like the form in which it comes to you - it may be misery, struggle, starvation - but when you invite life, things begin to happen.”
“It didn't get into Sundance although I showed a rough cut which is a mistake to all filmmakers out there.”
“'One Minus One' and 'Barcelona, 1975' are more or less autobiographical.”
“Love is a general emotion. Marriage is exactingly specific.”

Source : Jane Smiley (2011). “Moo”, p.218, Anchor

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