"Have you ever noticed?--people, no matter how beautiful or desirable, invariably will, if observed closely while going about their daily business of keeping alive, begin to seem like monsters."

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Source : Donald Antrim (2011). “The Verificationist: A Novel”, p.8, Macmillan

Donald Antrim

#Beautiful Quotes #People Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness.”

Source : T. H. White (1983). “The Maharajah and Other Stories”, Berkley
“I don't think anyone can tell you what it is that makes you a star.”
“A high price may be part of the mystique in selling difficult art.”
“If the time is available for a budget, I will no doubt make use of that time.”
“The quantity of civilization is measured by the quality of imagination.”
“Ensure that your life stays in flux.”

Source : Jenny Holzer (1983). “Truisms and essays”, Distributed Art Pub Inc
“While the primary function of formal Buddhist meditation is to create the possibility of the experience of "being," my work as a therapist has shown me that the demands of intimate life can be just as useful as meditation in moving people toward this capacity. Just as in formal meditation, intimate relationships teach us that the more we relate to each other as objects, the greater our disappointment. The trick, as in meditation, is to use this disappointment to change the way we relate.”

Source : Mark Epstein (2006). “Open to Desire: The Truth About What the Buddha Taught”, p.89, Penguin
“I love taking hits away from guys and seeing their reaction.”

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