"The loss of these tastes [for poetry and music] is a loss of happiness, and may possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character, by enfeebling the emotional part of our nature."

-- Charles Darwin

#Character Quotes #Loss Quotes #Emotional Quotes

“Give me one good reason why I should never make a change, baby if you hold me then all of this will go away.”

Source : Song: Budapest
“Poetry is a way of being alone without feeling alone. It allows you to experience another mind, I suppose. And it does that more fully than other art forms, I think. It doesn't simply describe an experience, or a feeling, or a moment: it evokes it through, say, rhythm or tone or diction or metaphor. It creates a mood. A poem communicates before it is understood; it's not a fully paraphrasable form, which distinguishes it from other forms of writing.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“I thought that beauty alone would satisfy, but the soul is gone. I canâ€™t bear those empty, staring eyes.”
“It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people.”
“I'm not against government involvement in times of need. I am for recognizing that big public companies will continue to cut jobs in an effort to prop up stock prices, which in turn stimulates the need for more government involvement.”
“Suffering ignites the spark of contact with the sublime and offers proof of humanity ...”

Source : Lydia Millet (2005). “Oh Pure and Radiant Heart”, p.214, Soft Skull Press
“The search for some ultimate significance in the universe, and in our little transient role in it, the compulsion to learn, to know, to find the truth, to answer questions and solve problems - these constitute the essence of an aware existence, the central core of intelligent life.”
“To be happy, one must rid oneself of prejudice, be virtuous, healthy, and have a capacity for enjoyment and for passion ...”

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