"Death is the mother of forms."

-- Octavio Paz

#Death Quotes #Mother Quotes #Form Quotes

“In the depths of every heart, there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and revelry above may cause us to forget their existence, and the buried ones, or prisoners whom they hide. But sometimes, and oftenest at midnight, those dark receptacles are flung wide open. In an hour like this, when the mind has a passive sensibility, but no active strength; when the imagination is a mirror, imparting vividness to all ideas, without the power of selecting or controlling them; then pray that your grieves may slumber, and the brotherhood of remorse not break their chain.”
“Whoever reaches into a rosebush may seize a handful of flowers; but no matter how many one holds, it's only a small portion of the whole. Nevertheless, a handful is enough to experience the nature of the flowers. Only if we refuse to reach into the bush, because we can't possibly seize all the flowers at once, or if we spread out our handful of roses as if it were the whole of the bush itself -- only then does it bloom apart from us, unknown to us, and we are left alone.”
“It's my favorite role - being a mom.”
“The love of beauty in its multiple forms is the noblest gift of the human cerebrum.”
“Iâ€™d rather be around a passionate nerd than a non-passionate cool person. Because if you lack passion, your soul is diminishing by the second. You have to be passionate about something. Call it obsessed or whatever you want, but be obsessed about something. Obsessed people care. Iâ€™m passionate about so many things, it becomes an issue at certain points, but at least you have the ability to feel that much about something.”
“The most significant halachic authority of the last 100 years, whose positions helped fashion a balanced and moderate Judaism.”

Source : Obituary Jewish Chronicle (p. 33), October 11, 2013.
“I like the classic look. Keep it simple. Thereâ€™s only so much you can wear.”
“The fact must never be forgotten that no magazine publisher in the United States could give what it is giving to the reader each month if it were not for the revenue which the advertiser brings the magazine.”

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