"When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature."

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Source : Wayne Muller (2013). “How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives”, p.41, Bantam

Wayne Muller

#Loss Quotes #Break Quotes

“Isnâ€™t that why you have that gun mounted on the front? Or is it for other reasons, because I wouldâ€™ve thought that a man with your powers would be past the urge to compensate.â€ Barabas grinned. â€œI had forgotten that talking to you is like trying to pet a cactus,â€ Saiman said dryly. â€œThank you for reminding me.â€ â€œAlways happy to oblige.”
“You live with someone, you make a commitment to honor them, respect them, and love them, and if you're going to have children, then you make a commitment to raise those children together. Why does the state have to get involved with that?”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I watched our friends' wary, intelligent faces droop at our tale. Their shock was a mere shadow of our own, resembling more the goodwilled imitation of that emotion, and for this reason it was a temptation to exaggerate, to throw a rope of superlatives across the abyss that divided experience from its representation by anecdote.”
“It is impossible to persuade a man who does not disagree, but smiles.”

Source : Muriel Spark (2015). “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”, p.68, Canongate Books
“I have a very happy marriage and friends who keep my feet on the ground. But looking for satisfaction in life is difficult. Maybe being happy is as simple as not being unhappy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Like Daniel she enteres the lions' den, but lacking Daniel's pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. Pure and unblemished souls must taste very bland, with an aftertaste of bitterness.”
“Some people get a feeling of power from being unpleasant.”

Source : Alexei Panshin, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (1968). “Rite of passage”
“In Detroit, Ned [Harkness] kept talking about a new concept, and when I'd ask him what he meant he never gave me the right answer. Now, take Bobby Hull. Give him a puck, a stick and a pair of skates and put him on your team. Do you need a new concept?”

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