"Our life is a faint tracing on the surface of mystery."

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Source : Annie Dillard (2011). “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek”, p.145, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

Annie Dillard

#Rest In Peace Quotes #Mystery Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“They were words that came out of nothing, but they seemed to him somehow significant. He muttered them over again.”

Source : Yasunari Kawabata (2013). “The Sound of the Mountain”, p.79, Vintage
“Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.”
“Statistics may be defined as "a body of methods for making wise decisions in the face of uncertainty.”
“By circumstance and perhaps also by inclination, I think in complete intellectual isolation. To expect others to help me think seems to me almost like expecting them to help me digest my food.”
“I hate flying, airports and the whole rigmarole - queuing up, security and lost luggage.”
“Any guy, even imaginary, would just feel like second best. Second best to what? I don't even have an image of the perfect boyfriend. I just know he must exist. Because I have all these feelings-love, longing, wanting to be touched, dreaming of being kissed-yet no one to focus them on.”
“A good reputation is better than fame.”
“I brought the Beetle to life with a roar. Well. Not really a roar. A Volkswagen Bug doesn't roar. But it sort of growled...”

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