"A family can be the bane of one's existence. A family can also be most of the meaning of one's existence. I don't know whether my family is bane or meaning, but they have surely gone away and left a large hole in my heart."

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Source : Keri Hulme (2005). “The Bone People: A Novel”, p.242, LSU Press

Keri Hulme

#Heart Quotes #Gone Quotes #Dysfunctional Family Quotes

“Grief is only the memory of widowed affection. The more intense the delight in the presence of the object, the more poignant must be the impression of the absence.”

Source : James Martineau (1843). “Endeavours After the Christian Life: Discourses”, p.64
“I just try to just roll with the punches. I mean, once the team pretty much starts closing out, just try to get in attack mode, and at the same time, try to find my teammates. It's kind of hard, hitting the shots I was hitting, to try and pass the ball, but you've got to figure out a way.”
“I'm a tough old broad from Brooklyn. Don't try to make me into something I'm not. If you want someone to tiptoe down the Barkley staircase in crinoline and politely ask where the cattle went, get another girl.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“If you want to change things in the USA it's best not to spend all your time writing but to take action against the ol' sea of troubles.”

Source : Source: www.identitytheory.com
“The Rose which here on earth is now perceived by me, has blossomed thus in god from all eternity.”

Source : Angelus Silesius (1986). “Angelus Silesius: The Cherubinic Wanderer”
“I've turned down jobs because I've said, 'Honestly, I can't find my way in. I can't do it. I love you, as a director. I think the script is good. You deserve better than I think I can do.'”
“Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits as a threat, andÂ decided to shoot first andÂ ask questions after. It is ironic that the US should be fighting monstrously expensive wars, allegedly to bring democracy to thoseÂ countries, when it itself can no longerÂ claim to be called a democracy when trillions, and I mean thousands of billions ofÂ dollars have been spent on black projects which both congress and the commander in chief have been kept deliberately in the dark.”
“The principle of parsimony is valid esthetically in that the artist must not go beyond what is needed for his purpose.”

Source : Rudolf Arnheim (1954). “Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye”, p.46, Univ of California Press

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