"But every person has to learn to accept what has happened in the past. Without bitterness. Or there is no point in continuing with life."

--

Source : Rebecca Stead (2008). “First Light”, p.216, Yearling

Rebecca Stead

#Past Quotes #Bitterness Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“I'm gonna take it as it comes”
“Happiness and beauty are the worst things you can have in a life, because you never forget them. They go on and on ambushing you, presumably until you die.”
“You don't race cars, you race the rule book”
“Your eye level is your reference point for drawing the perspective lines. All lines above your eye level will go down to the horizon vanishing point and all lines below your eye level will go up to the horizon vanishing point.”
“Perhaps you could sympathize with those who seek to replace a dead child with a copy, or to copy a parent or a relative or even a celebrity.”
“In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.”
“Commitment is a word invented in our abstract modernity to signify the absence of any real motives in the soul for moral dedication.”

Source : Allan Bloom (1988). “Closing of the American Mind”, Simon & Schuster
“I was the youngest of four kids, and Dad, who had a garden centre before he retired, came from a large Lancashire family. Every one of my uncles had their own business, including a post office, two fish and chip shops and a painting and decorating business.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

You may also like: