"He was only twenty-five.He was young enough to miss his youth just as it was slipping away. The worst kind of loss-the one that is happening as you feel it."

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Source : Emma Forrest (2007). “Thin Skin”, p.45, Simon and Schuster

Emma Forrest

#Loss Quotes #Missing Quotes #Twenties Quotes

“When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when they are really children, when we know love in our own hearts; or when, like the Japanese poet, Basho, we hear an old frog land in a quiet pond with a solitary splash - at such times the awakening, the turning inside out of all values, the "newness," the emptiness and the purity of vision that make themselves evident, all these provide a glimpse of the cosmic dance.”
“In this manâ€™s smile was all the unfairness of the world in its thuggish seduction. â€œJust come with me. Weâ€™ll take care of you.â€ â€œNo, you wonâ€™t.â€ Taylor stroked the manâ€™s cheek. She reached her arms up to cradle the back of his head and, with the skill of a champion, she broke his neck. Then she dragged him into the bushes, took his gun and walkie-talkie, and kept moving.”
“I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working.”
“Common sense in religion is rare, and we are too often trying to be heroic instead of just ordinarily good and kind.”
“Businesses can be opaque. They are complex. You don't know how aircraft engines work either.”

Source : "JPMorgan CEO Hits Back at Policymakers in Davos" by Yousef Gamal El-Din, Antonia van de Velde, www.cnbc.com. January 23, 2013.
“Would you like to hear a nice definition of jealousy? It's the feeling that you get when someone you absolutely detest is having a wonderful time without you.”

Source : William Peter Blatty (2011). “Legion”, p.292, Macmillan
“Arrange photographs of nature scenes, animals and expressions of joy and love in your environment and let their energy radiate into your heart and provide you with their higher frequency.”
“I will try to write books until I drop dead.”

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