"Memories assailed him of how gently she had spoken, touched, and moved; of how she'd loved him fiercely despite his mistakes and obsessions and weaknesses. And the conviction descended on him that love like theirs couldn't possibly suffer any change."

-- Denis Johnson

#Memories Quotes #Mistake Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“You know why we're stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don't let themselves feel things.”
“I don't generally do movies that get good reviews.”
“Chumps prefer a beautiful lie to an ugly truth.”

Source : Iceberg Slim (2011). “Trick Baby”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
“While 'Buddhism' suggests another belief system, 'dharma practice' suggests a course of action. The four ennobling truths are not propositions to believe; they are challenges to act.”

Source : Stephen Batchelor (1998). “Buddhism without Beliefs: A Contemporary Guide to Awakening”, p.12, Penguin
“To middle-class parents, the project team may have seemed unfit for children, but it was exactly what I needed.”
“If I were to peruse a survey of label options, as they exist now, they either sound like a time bomb disorder or manic depression or Bipolar divide or mental illness. How can I find an identity in that? It certainly isn't something I can bring up in conversation, without a reaction of judgement or even fear.”
“People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.”
“I just want to scream: "I'm being honest, I swear!" Maybe it's embarrassing, but I don't care anymore.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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