Quotes
Authors
Louis de Bernieres

"In deference to such spectacular carnage it is perhaps perverse to dwell upon one person's death, but we are creatures so constituted that the passing of one friend or one acquaintance has a profounder effect that that of 100,000 strangers. If there is any metaphorical truth in the Jewish proverb that he who saves one life saves the whole world, then there is equal metaphorical truth in the proposition that when one person dies, the whole world dies with them."

-- Louis de Bernieres

#World Quotes #Stranger Quotes #Passing Quotes

“By the time I came out, that kind of stopped it. The bullying stopped when I claimed myself and proved that I wasn't afraid. A lot of it was when I was hiding when I was younger.”
“We still have our larynx, we still have our minds and we still have our consciousness. We still have this gift to make things with words and images and get outside these preordained tropes and ways of thinking and the master narratives - what's handed to us.”

Source : Source: logosjournal.com
“Those who have much to hope and nothing to lose will always be dangerous.”

Source : Tommy Wallach (2015). “We All Looked Up”, p.108, Simon and Schuster
“You can't make your kids what you want them to be. They are who they are and you have to help them to succeed in the world as best you can.”
“Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds greatly to the joy of living.”
“I strongly believe that love is the answer and that it can mend even the deepest unseen wounds. Love can heal, love can console, love can strengthen, and yes, love can make change.”
“Gratitude is a very pleasant sensation, both for those who feel and to those who excite it. No one who confers a favor can say with truth that they 'want no thanks.' They always do.”

Source : Eliza Leslie (1839). “The Behaviour Book: a manual for ladies”, p.176
“I want to be here for a long time, so I am going to do everything I have to do to be here.”

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