"You thought that you were the permanent part of your own experience, the net that held it all together - until you discovered that there were many selves, dissolving into one another so quickly over time that the buildings and the trees and even the pavement turned out to have more substance than you did."

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Source : Nell Freudenberger (2012). “The Newlyweds”, p.207, Vintage

Nell Freudenberger

#Self Quotes #Tree Quotes #Together Quotes

“You are not the drop in the ocean, but the ocean in the drop.”
“I'm now as free as the breeze - with roughly the same income.”
“Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.”
“Although the primitive in art may be both interesting and impressive, as portrayed in American fiction it is conspicuous for dullness alone. Drab persons living drab lives, observed by drab minds and reported in drab writing ...”
“Scandal is great entertainment because it allows people to feel contempt, a moral emotion that gives feeling of moral superiority while asking nothing in return.”

Source : Jonathan Haidt (2006). “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom”, p.60, Basic Books
“I'm always worried about my money for some reason.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I believe God did intend, in giving us intelligence, to give us the opportunity to investigate and appreciate the wonders of His creation. He is not threatened by our scientific adventures.”
“One thing I like about jazz, kid, is that I don't know what's going to happen next. Do you?”

Source : "Ozzy Osbourne: I'm the Luckiest Man in the World". Interview with Mick Stingley, www.esquire.com. October 22, 2014.

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