"I still grieve for the words unsaid. Something terrible happens when we stop the mouths of the dying before they are dead. A silence grows up between us then, profounder than the grave. If we force the dying to go speechless, the stone dropped into the well will fall forever before the answering splash is heard."

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Source : Faye Moskowitz (1985). “A Leak in the Heart: Tales from a Woman's Life”, David R Godine Pub

Faye Moskowitz

#Growing Up Quotes #Fall Quotes #Grieving Quotes

“I love healthy stuff and junk an equal amount. Whatever I'm craving, I go for it. I'm never trying to lose weight - or gain it. I'm just being.”
“I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.”
“I do not think of type as something that should be readable. It should be beautiful.”
“We need a doer, not a talker.”
“Couldn't a fire outrun a galloping horse?”
“I woke up full of hate and fear the day before the most recent peace march in San Francisco. This was disappointing: I'd hoped to wake up feeling somewhere between Virginia Woolf and Wavy Gravy.”
“Future generations may or may not judge Wittgenstein to be one of the great philosophers. Even if they do not, however, he is sure always to count as one of the great personalities of philosophy. From our perspective it is easy to mistake one for the other; which he is time will tell.”
“When you win an award from the Grammys, it means a lot 'cause it's voted on by 100% by the people. It's not like some old guy sitting at a desk picking. It's doesn't work like that. It's voted on by your peers in the music industry.”

Source : "Interview: Paul Wall And Chamillionaire Talk Reunion Tour And Moving Beyond The Beef". Interview with Maurice Bobb, www.complex.com. March 24, 2010.

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