"No man will be found in whose mind airy notions do not sometimes tyrannize, and force him to hope or fear beyond the limits of sober probability."

-- Samuel Johnson

#Men Quotes #Emotional Quotes #Mind Quotes

“Anyone can make anyone else look bad if they really want to pull things apart enough.”
“I'm a GM in fantasy basketball and I'm a GM on PlayStation, so on PlayStation I probably would have got a little more, but this is real life, so I don't know.”
“A lot of geeks are pale, bespectacled, wear dark clothing and don't get out much - the stereotype exists because it is very often true. I could pass for a non-geek but it would be inaccurate.”
“When I pray the Lord's Prayer, I begin with the first word, "Our. . ." (see Matthew 6:9) and I stop and ask myself, "Who do I include in this Our?" I remind myself that the story of God is bigger than my personal story, bigger than the story of my religion, bigger than the story of all humanity, and bigger than the story of all creation. In the kingdom of God, these four stories are all really my stories - all at the same time - woven together, giving meaning and life to each other.”
“See that each hour's feelings, and thoughts and actions are pure and true; then your life will be also.”
“I always carry my classic black-and-white tux and custom-made George Esquivel saddle shoes.”
“As we grow older, we realize just how limiting were our earlier conceptions. Art is something else. Art is fluid, transmutable, open-ended, never complete, and never perfect. Art is an event.”
“Isn't it interesting what a stranger can offer? A little wisdom, a little mercy, a little love.”

Source : David Ebershoff (2008). “The 19th Wife”, p.260, Random House

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