"Thats the way it is with poetry: When it is incomprehensible it seems profound, and when you understand it, it is only ridiculous."

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Galway Kinnell

#Profound Quotes #Way Quotes #Ridiculous Quotes

“Because we grew up surrounded by big dramatic story arcs in books and movies, we think our lives are supposed to be filled with huge ups and downs. So people pretend there is drama where there is none.”
“The measure of happiness is merely the difference between expectations and outcomes. It is not concerned with what one possesses â€“ it is concerned with how content one is with what one possesses.”

Source : Cecilia Dart-Thornton (2011). “The Lady of the Sorrows”, p.13, Pan Macmillan
“When I learned to build on my faith, the fear pretty much went away. I'm in a dark basement in a home that's demonically infested - that's not my idea of a fun evening, but again it boils down to your faith. That's your protection. That's the only protection we have.”
“There are many ways to inspire healing of the earth, all relating to the tree truth that everything is interconnected. We ourselves are trees. Each time we see a tree, outside us or within us, we can remember that they reflect the truth. Something deeply rooted, something with a strong trunk, something that sweeps the sky.”
“And So, I Was Not A Military Test Pilot, But As Soon As NASA Expressed An Interest In Flying Scientists & People Who Were Not Military Test Pilots, That Was An Epiphany That Just Came Like A Stroke Of Lightning...!!!”

Source : "NASA Distinguished Service Medal". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.
“Certainty is an unrealistic and unattainable ideal”
“Lately we have had many losses.”
“Judy Garland's father was gay. That seems to be the consensus. They left Minnesota and went to California because he got caught with some boy backstage.”

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