"I felt sure about wanting to look at a person's life that had been limited or damaged, but not necessarily ennobled, by loss."

-- Leni Zumas

#Loss Quotes #Looks Quotes #Persons Quotes

“You go from dream to dream inside me. You have passage to my last shabby corner, and there, among the debris, youâ€™ve found life. Iâ€™m no longer sure which of all the words, images, dreams or ghosts are â€˜yoursâ€™ and which are â€˜mine.â€™ Itâ€™s past sorting out.”

Source : Thomas Pynchon (2012). “Gravity's Rainbow”, p.140, Penguin
“A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.”
“My mom would never let us quit. She always taught us the importance of sticking with it, even when times are tough. We didn't just hear her, we watched her. I know what to do because she led the way. She showed us that if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish the world. No matter where you're from and what you're up against.”
“Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.”
“This car of mine, I am tickled to death with it. The machine is nearly everything, its power, stability and balance. The driver, allowing for his experience and courage, is much less.”
“Even with a computer, I can't get rid of all the papers in my life.”
“I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it.”
“I try and be as normal as I can, but it's all pretty mental to be honest.”

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