"I still read a lot about teenage angst! Of course, any kind of mourning CAN become pathological and then it 'has to stop', but to move through life untouched by the loss of hopes, beliefs and aspirations once cherished is also questionable."

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Source : "Towards hope". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. July 18, 2014.

George Pattison

#Teenage Quotes #Moving Quotes #Loss Quotes

“And I realized that sometimes the greatest triumphs in your life come in on little cat feet and sit on silent haunches and it's up to you to see it before it moves on.”
“To live is to dream, and to dream pleasantly is to be wise.”
“I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.”
“No one should ever ask themselves that: why am I unhappy? The question carries within it the virus that will destroy everything. If we ask that question, it means we want to find out what makes us happy. If what makes us happy is different from what we have now, then we must either change once and for all or stay as we are, feeling even more unhappy.”
“You can't be afraid to fail because that's when you learn.”
“Appreciating old wine is like making love to a very old lady. It is possible. It can even be enjoyable. But it requires a bit of imagination.”
“Liberty, not communism, is the most contagious force in the world.”
“I don't think I'm that intelligent. I think I'm semi-intelligent.”

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