"What you can't teach someone is how to find the door. You can't give someone a door to another universe. You can tell them that the door exists, and if they're stuck in the hallway you can be like, "You're stuck in the hallway," but you can't open the door for them."

-- Ottessa Moshfegh

#Giving Quotes #Like You Quotes #Stuck Quotes

“Insolent youth rides, now, in the whirlwind. For those modern iconoclasts who are without culture possess, apparently, all the courage.”
“Ducking for apples -- change one letter and it's the story of my life.”
“Music is one of the sharpest blades that we have to cut through the thick entangled web of the external mind and lead us back into the silent cave of our own Heart.”
“Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.”
“That's the first time I've seen sex between two men on the BBC.”
“Share the Gospel. According to the Bible, it is every believer's privilege and responsibility to share the Gospel. If we understand what lies ahead for those who do not know Christ, there will be a sense of urgency in our witness.”
“We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war.”

Source : "UN nuclear boss warns warmongers over Iran" by Peter Walker and Mark Tran, www.theguardian.com. September 17, 2007.
“As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.”

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