"Pity the selfishness of lovers: it is brief, a forlorn hope; it is impossible."

-- Elizabeth Bowen

#Love Quotes #Selfishness Quotes #Impossible Quotes

“Famous Quotes on: Honesty, Wisdom, Thomas Jefferson Rich honesty dwells like a miser, sir, in a poor house; as your pearl in a foul oyster.”
“My body is a little bit sore from all of the practicing and playing and training”
“Five per cent vision is better than no vision at all. Five per cent hearing is better than no hearing at all. Five per cent flight efficiency is better than no flight at all. It is thoroughly believable that every organ or apparatus that we actually see is the product of a smooth trajectory through animal space, a trajectory in which every intermediate stage assisted survival and reproduction.”
“I didnt start really making changes in my life until I was actually in my mid-20s. And all of a sudden I was like, wait a minute. I was trying so hard to be what I thought I was supposed to be, instead of just allowing myself to be what I-what I was or what I am.”
“Those that are little, little things suit.”
“No hero is mortal till he dies.”
“I had the feeling that if I encountered anyone they would intuit my disgrace and would judge me instantly. Nothing is more isolating than having a particular history. At least that's what I thought. Now I know: all pain is the same. Only the details are different.”
“I've always written stories from female perspectives. That it's one of the reasons I write, to have that experience.”

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