Quotes
Authors
Janna Levin

"There are faint stars in the night sky that you can see, but only if you look to the side of where they shine. They burn too weakly or are too far away to be seen directly, even if you stare. But you can see them out of the corner of your eye because the cells on the periphery of your retina are more sensitive to light. Maybe truth is just like that. You can see it, but only out of the corner of your eye."

Source : Janna Levin (2009). “A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines”, p.12, Anchor

Janna Levin

#Stars Quotes #Eye Quotes #Night Quotes

“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.”
“let us thank God for having made us this gift of death, so that life is to have meaning; of night, that day is to have meaning; silence, that speech is to have meaning; illness, that health is to have meaning; war, that peace is to have meaning. Let us give thanks to Him for having given us weariness and pain, so that rest and joy are to have meaning. Let us give thanks to him, whose wisdom is infinite.”

Source : Amin Maalouf (1998). “Leo Africanus”, p.103, New Amsterdam Books
“If I had not obeyed that command of God, concerning plural marriage, I believe that I would have been damned.”
“We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation.”
“Standing Here My entire world far beneath my feet, I should be filled with pride. Instead, I feel overwhelmed by a sense of defeat. Suddenly it comes to me, toes tempted to test the ledge, that there is a way out of this. Clam surety flows through my veins, and as I turn to wave good-bye, I wonder if it will hurt or if a single person will cry at my funeral. I take a deep breath, a final taste of sweet mountain air. I conjure Leona, Emily. Move my feet closer. Closer There's Grandma One, Grandma Two, and their spouses, waiting for me. I see Dad. Cara. Mommy. I screw up my courage, step over”
“My idol was Marilyn Monroe, who was a size 16, I think, and curvy in all the right places. I will never be stick thin. I remember a shoot where I had to get into these tiny hot pants, and I thought, 'God, I wish I hadn't eaten.'”
“The use of mathematics has brought rigor to economics. Unfortunately, it has also brought mortis.”
“There is nothing stable in the world; uproar's your only music.”

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