"He thought that in the beauty of the world were hid a secret. He thought that the worldâ€™s heart beat at some terrible cost and that the worldâ€™s pain and its beauty moved in a relationship of diverging equity and that in this headlong deficit the blood of multitudes might ultimately be exacted for the vision of a single flower."

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Source : Cormac McCarthy (2013). “The Border Trilogy”, p.268, Pan Macmillan

Cormac McCarthy

#Pain Quotes #Flower Quotes #Heart Quotes

“Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure - after Guadalcanal he retreated at ours.”
“Just as our parents' souls revolted against God, their bodies revolted against their souls, to which they had been subject. And they realized 'that they were naked.”

Source : Alice Von Hildebrand (2002). “The Privilege of Being a Woman”, Ignatius Press
“Like most people of my generation, I fell in love with the philosophy of existentialism. There is no particular religious tradition in my work. There is only one psychological assertion that I would insist upon. That is: the SELF takes precedence.”
“If we take care of the business and keep our eye on the goal line, the stock price will take care of itself.”

Source : "Online Extra: At Costco, 'Good Jobs and Good Wages'". Interview with Michelle Conlin, www.bloomberg.com. May 31, 2004.
“I live near Amish communities in northern Indiana and I have the greatest respect for such faithful people. They attempt to live their faith more fully by separating themselves, as far as possible, from the wider culture and its influences. That has never been the teaching of the Catholic faith.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my ability.”
“There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it.”
“Pistachio nuts, the red ones, cure any problem.”

Source : Paula Danziger (2006). “The Pistachio Prescription”, p.12, Penguin

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