"When I call to mind my earliest impressions, I wonder whether the process ordinarily referred to as growing up is not actually a process of growing down; whether experience, so much touted among adults as the thing children lack, is not actually a progressive dilution of the essentials by the trivialities of living."

-- Aldo Leopold

#Children Quotes #Growing Up Quotes #Mind Quotes

“A monk asks:Is there anything more miraculous than the wonders of nature?The master answers:Yes, your awareness of the wonders of nature.”
“When wiggling through a hole the world looks different than when scrubbed clean by the wiggle and looking back.”
“Autobiography. Apparently one should not name the names of those one has been to bed with, or give explicit figures on the amount of money one has earned, those being the two data most eagerly sought by readers; all the rest is legitimate to reveal.”

Source : "Hell's Cartographers (Sounding Brass, Tinkling Cymbal)". Book edited by Brian Aldiss and Harry Harrison, 1975.
“Some people live their lives as if each day will be their last. Some approach love the same way, in a desperate attempt to outrun the tiny changes or huge ones that are always looming on each of our horizons. But the sense of urgency that comes from wanting to experience life and love to the fullest can force decisions that are not always in your best interests or anyone else's, for that matter. In fact, sometimes facing the consequences of your choices can be even worse than death. You may live only once, but you don't necessarily want it to feel like forever.”

Source : Tonya Hurley (2012). “Ghostgirl: Lovesick”, p.11, Hachette UK
“I don't like to have time on my wall; it's too-in-your-face.”

Source : "Betsey Johnson keeps time" by Gillian Mohney, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 22, 2011.
“What we call the heart is a nervous sensation, like shyness, which gradually disappears in society. It is fervent in the nursery, strong in the domestic circle, tumultuous at school.”
“Treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies.”

Source : Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, Anne Bronte (2009). “The Bronte Sisters: Three Novels: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; and Agnes Grey (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)”, p.492, Penguin
“I think the best post-breakup album is The Strokes' first album. It's just fun.”

Source : "The GQA: The Black Keys". Interview with Mark Anthony Green, www.gq.com. March 28, 2012.

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