"There is a period of life when we go back as we advance. [Fr., Il est un terme de la vie au-dela duquel en retrograde en avancant.]"

-- Jean-Jacques Rousseau

#Progress Quotes #Periods Quotes

“God is a dark night to man in this life.”
“There is this difference between the growth of some human beings and that of others: in the one case it is a continuous dying, in the other a continuous resurrection.”
“And I start to say, no. Start to ask him to please just take it off and put it away. Start to explain how it holds far too many memories for me. But then I remember what Damen said once about memories - that they're haunting things. And because I refuse to be haunted by mine - I just take a deep breath and smile when I say, "You know, I think it looks really good on you. You should defiantly keep it.”
“You can't just plain die. You got to do it by the book.”

Source : Richard McKenna (1973). “Casey Agonistes: And Other Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories”, HarperCollins Publishers
“Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.”
“Whoever seeks honor [by marrying a woman] will be tested with lowliness, and whoever seeks wealth [by marrying a woman] will be tested with poverty, but whoever looks for righteousness [in a woman], then Allah would combine both honor and wealth with righteousness for him in her.”
“Nobody's that naive," she muttered. "Nobody's that guileless." "He's from Nebraska." Peabody scanned her pocket unit. "From where?" "Nebraska." Peabody waived a hand, vaguely west.... "They still grow them pretty guileless in Nebraska. I think it's all that soy and corn.”
“When you feel like an outsider - for whatever reason - you spend a lot of time alone.”

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