"and she had succeeded, on the second try, in hurling herself out of the world"

-- Jeffrey Eugenides

#Trying Quotes #World Quotes #Hurling Quotes

“But a hobby, like a habit, makes you forget about important things in life.”
“No one is much pleased with a companion who does not increase, in some respect, their fondness for themselves.”
“What are the facts? Again and again and again â€“ what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what â€œthe stars foretell,â€ avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable â€œverdict of historyâ€ â€“ what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!”
“He scooped up my arm, swung me round. â€œLet go, Cecil,â€ I said. â€œIâ€™ve a strange dislike of being forced.â€ â€œBut Briony,â€ he said, â€œIâ€™m so full of good spirits. I could walk to London, I think!â€ Why didnâ€™t he?”
“Sometimes a person thinks he's attached to one thing and he's really attached to something else.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“It's human nature to want to keep going, but you have to fight against the "I'm just gonna keep doing it" when you know the possibility of not looking great on the way out.”
“Ultimately, I'm fine with everything that I've done.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Providence creates an unfolding situation that is exactly what the person needs, although not always what he may think he wants or desires. This is called luck by those who are unaware of the workings of higher Worlds. Providence also creates very difficult circumstances to reveal or dissolve a fixed situation ... This is called bad luck or later, A Blessing in Disguise.”

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