"Fiction, poetry, music...these are the places (for me) where loneliness is countenanced, stared down, transfigured, treated."

-- David Foster Wallace

#Loneliness Quotes #Fiction Quotes #Treated Quotes

“I wanted to write literature that pushed people into their lives rather than helping people escape from them.”
“I tend to have a long con when it comes to romance, in part because I like the build-up as much as the payoff, and in part because I think there are a wealth of relationships out there (friend, sibling, rival, etc.), and straight-up romance interests me less than tension.”
“Just let your love flow like a mountain stream And let your love grow.”
“As a teenager I had no idea that I had the potential to win an Olympic gold medal and my athletic career developed only by lucky circumstances.”
“It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.”
“The greatest blessings of general conference come to us after the conference is over. Remember the pattern recorded frequently in scripture: we gather to hear the words of the Lord, and we return to our homes to live them.”

Source : FaceBook post by Robert D Hales from Jan 27, 2014
“We have to do the best we can. This is our sacred human responsibility.”
“I am fed up with a system which busts the pot smoker and lets the big dope racketeer go free.”

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