"The past is a funeral gone by."

-- Edmund Gosse

#Moving Quotes #Past Quotes #Funeral Quotes

“Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It will help you in times of distress and hardships, in battles and in war and peace.”

Source : Abd al-Karim Qasim's historical extempore speech at the Reserve Officers' College, 1959.
“My mom was a single mom, and she had enough on her plate. I knew when I was doing something I wasn't supposed to, and I tried to keep her from finding out about it. I did a pretty good job of that.”
“Jealousy of other people's success is a sure sign that you feel unfulfilled in your own life. Seeing them enjoy the fruits of their labors is a painful reminder that you do not have what you want nor have you been actively seeking it.”
“We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.”
“There's no common taste in this world.”
“A desert's a stupid place to put a river.”

Source : Paolo Bacigalupi (2008). “Pump Six and Other Stories”, p.138, Simon and Schuster
“My friends said, 'You're crazy, enjoy single life.' But that's not for me.”
“People are hungry for stories. It's part of our very being.”

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