"Men and women can never be close. They can hardly speak to one another in the same language. But are compelled, forever, to try, and therefore even in defeat there is no peace."

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Source : Margaret Drabble (2013). “The Middle Ground”, p.103, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Margaret Drabble

#Men Quotes #Forever Quotes #Trying Quotes

“In my world death will come chasing. In your world it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself. I know this because it started whispering to me when I was in the detention center.”
“No sustainable prosperity or security can be attained at the expense or marginalization of others. Indeed, in todayâ€™s world, humanity will either triumph or fail as a whole.”
“God hears and fulfills the prayer of a man who fulfills His commandments. "Hear God in His commandments," says St. John Chrysostom, "So that He might hear you in your prayers." A man who keeps the commandments of God is always wise, patient, and sincere in his prayers. Mystery of prayer consists in the keeping of God's commandments.”
“Someone real," I hear myself saying. "Someone who never has to pretend, and who I never have to pretend around. Someone who's smart, but knows how to laugh at himself. Someone who would listen to a symphony and start to cry, because he understands music can be too big for words. Someone who knows me better than I know myself. Someone I want to talk to first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Someone I feel like I've known my whole life, even if I haven't.”
“My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play.”
“Donald Trump understands China influence. He's been talking about it since 1980. He understands it. The people that are on the other side of this, including his opponent, Hillary Clinton, have been part of every bad trade negotiation we've had since 1993.”
“No one can take better care of you than you yourself.”
“Reality is myself, reality is only the perception of this instant and it can't be related to another person.”

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