"If you deny mystery-even in the guise of death-then you deny life, and you will walk like a ghost through your days, never knowing the secrets of the extremes. The deep sorrows, the absolute joys."

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Source : Lucius Shepard (1987). “The Jaguar Hunter”, Arkham House Pub

Lucius Shepard

#Knowing Quotes #Joy Quotes #Secret Quotes

“She's not the one I want." His words came out terse. "It's you. It's been you since...since the minute I first saw you.”
“I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process - the journey of the character. It's like playing King Lear. You can start off as a nice old man who finishes up crazy.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq.”

Source : "Drafting A Constitution". editorials.voa.gov. August 02, 2005.
“Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls.”
“Perhaps he could still weave together the broken threads of his life. And yet, I wanted him here now. I needed him here. In the darkness, if I sat very still, I could almost feel his presence by me, quite near, but not too near. Didn't I promise to keep you safe, he would say softly. I have never broken a promise. Don't look so worried, Jenny. And yet, he would be careful. Careful not to move too close. Careful not to frighten me. Waiting still. I am your shelter. Don't be afraid.”
“Thinking is difficult and sometimes unpleasant.”

Source : Dan Ariely (2009). “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions”, p.16, HarperCollins UK
“Nothing is more noble, nothing more venerable than fidelity. Faithfulness and truth are the most sacred excellences and endowments of the human mind.”
“I'm a firm believer that it's not the way you look or what you have, but what you've got inside.”

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