"Exactly as we might ask God, and do ask God, to change our fate. The difference is that in the story the writer actually replies and in the end even changes his mind."

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Daniel Kehlmann

#Fate Quotes #Differences Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The quest for freedom, dignity, and the rights of man will never end.”
“Color was not given to us in order that we imitate Nature. It was given to us so that we can express our emotions.”
“Bad behaviour makes men more glamorous. Women get destroyed, thrown out of society and locked up in institutions.”
“The system of heroism depends on women to be weak so men can be strong.”
“I felt the vulnerability, the fragility of the children of the world, and how it was, nonetheless, on their frail shoulders that we loaded the weight of our weary hopes and eternal new beginnings.”
“Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.”
“Add anchovies to almost anything, in moderation, and it will taste better.”
“That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.”

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