"The human animal began as a mere wriggling thing in the ancient seas, struggling out onto land with many regrets. That is what brings us so full of longing to the sea."

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Source : Sebastian Barry (2008). “The Secret Scripture”, p.115, Faber & Faber

Sebastian Barry

#Regret Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Animal Quotes

“She was truly a beautiful girl. I could feel a small polished stone sinking through the darkest waters of my heart. All those deep convoluted channels and passageways, and yet she managed to toss her pebble right down to the bottom of it all.”
“Every single day we sit down to eat, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and at our table we have food that was planted, picked, or harvested by a farm worker. Why is it that the people who do the most sacred work in our nation are the most oppressed, the most exploited?”
“[E]very act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid.”
“Never trust a government that doesn't trust its own citizens with guns.”
“My life has been a whirlwind since the '94 Olympics.”
“If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine their lives.”
“[At] the end of the day, when we talk about cities, we talk about a gathering of people. And we cannot see that as a problem.”
“Miss Jenkyns wore a cravat, and a little bonnet like a jockey-cap, and altogether had the appearance of a strong-minded woman; although she would have despised the modern idea of women being equal to men. Equal, indeed! she knew they were superior.”

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