"The day after his father left, Franz and his mother went into town together, and as they left home Franz noticed that her shoes did not match. He was in a quandary: he wanted to point out the mistake, but was afraid he would hurt her. So, during the two hours they spent walking through the city together he kept his eyes focused on her feet. It was then he had his first inkling of what it means to suffer."

-- Milan Kundera

#Mother Quotes #Hurt Quotes #Mistake Quotes

“Morality, like art, means drawing a line someplace.”
“As a private person, I have a passion for landscape, and I have never seen one improved by a billboard. Where every prospect pleases, man is at his vilest when he erects a billboard. When I retire from Madison Avenue, I am going to start a secret society of masked vigilantes who will travel around the world on silent motor bicycles, chopping down posters at the dark of the moon. How many juries will convict us when we are caught in these acts of beneficent citizenship?”
“While others were out partying, I was training. While they were out dancing at the clubs, I was training... and training... and training.”
“Have some fun while you wait for the will of heaven.”

Source : Tom Spanbauer (2007). “In the City of Shy Hunters”, p.26, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned”
“Whenever we would prepare the mind by a forcible appeal, an opening quotation is a symphony preluding on the chords whose tones we are about to harmonize.”

Source : "Curiosities of Literature". Book by Isaac D'Israeli, 1791.
“I guess there's just a part of me that's not very enthusiastic about finding myself ten years from now halfway through a story that may or may not be any good.”

Source : Interview with Nicole Rudick, believermag.com. October 1, 2007.
“I think meditating on tour is integral. It's a priority, because everything is so chaotic, and the calmer you stay, the calmer everybody is. Sometimes I do it hotel lobbies, or in corners, and I try to find moments. It's not ideal when people come out and almost step on you.”

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