"Oh, sometimes I think it is of no use to make friends. They only go out of your life after awhile and leave a hurt that is worse than the emptiness before they came."

-- Lucy Maud Montgomery

#Friendship Quotes #Fake People Quotes #Hurt Quotes

“When the United Nations was born it was believed to be a positive instrument for peace. From this exalted position it became an organization in which nations would at least keep talking instead of shooting. Soon it was discovered ... that words were as deadly as any weapon, and when these words had a number of interpretations they could and did lead to conflict.”
“In short, Anarchism means a condition or society where all men and women are free, and where all enjoy equally the benefits of an ordered and sensible life.”

Source : Alexander Berkman (2010). “Now and After: the ABC of Anarchist Communism”, p.10, Lulu.com
“Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.”
“It's frightening to admit but if I lay off the lin it'a amazing how my love handles deplete. But is life without gin worth living?”
“We so seldom understand each other. But if understanding is neither here nor there, and the universe is infinite, then understand that no matter where we go we will always be smack dab in the middle of nowhere. All we can do is share some piece of ourselves, and hope that itâ€™s remembered. Hope that we meant something to someone”
“There can be no burden for distant unreached peoples without a burden for unreached neighbors.”
“Every decently-made object, from a house to a lamp post to a bridge, spoon or egg cup, is not just a piece of 'stuff' but a physical embodiment of human energy, testimony to the magical ability of our species to take raw materials and turn them into things of use, value and beauty.”
“The only unnatural sex act is that which you cannot perform.”

Source : Quoted in Barbara Rowes, The Book of Quotes (1979)

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