"accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart."

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Source : David Guterson (2009). “Snow Falling on Cedars”, p.233, A&C Black

David Guterson

#Heart Quotes #Humans Quotes #Accidents Quotes

“This merely formal conceiving of the facts of one's own wretchedness is at the same time a departure from them--placing them in the object. It is not idle, therefore, to observe reflexively that in that very Thought, one has separated himself from them, and is no longer that which empirically he still sees himself to be.”

Source : William Ernest Hocking, Ph.D. (1912). “The Meaning of God in Human Experience”
“Be patient, even if every possibility seems closed.”
“A true lover always feels in debt to the one he loves”

Source : Ralph Washington Sockman (1958). “Mans̓ First Love: The Great Commandment”
“The Quran refers to â€œthose who followed him in the hour of difficulty.â€ How beautiful the Quranâ€™s expressions are. It refers to difficulty as an hour that passes by quickly and then is over, not as something that overwhelms oneâ€™s whole life”
“There are two women that I am really in love with that I wish I could have dressed: The first one is Marilyn Monroe, and the second is Whitney Houston. People always ask me who's going to be the next, and I never know, but I know I would love to have had Marilyn and Whitney wear Balmain.”
“I'm passionate about learning. I'm passionate about life.”

Source : "I'm passionate about life". Interview with Matt Lauer, www.today.com. June 24, 2005.
“This is what happens when nice people are pushed too far. We give too many chances, and so when we've finally had enough, we are well and truly done. When a nice person shuts a door on you, it's shut for good.”

Source : Deb Caletti (2013). “He's Gone: A Novel”, p.129, Bantam
“It seems that they're playing with one leg tied together.”

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