"People dread silence because it is transparent; like clear water, which reveals every obstacleâ€”the used, the dead, the drowned, silence reveals the cast-off words and thoughts dropped in to obscure its clear stream. And when people stare too close to silence they sometimes face their own reflections, their magnified shadows in the depths, and that frightens them. I know; I know."

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Source : Janet Frame (1980). “Scented gardens for the blind: a novel”, George Braziller

Janet Frame

#Fear Quotes #Reflection Quotes #Water Quotes

“From now on, the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. That doesn't mean, of course, that the Pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.”

Source : Ministerial broadcast, 19 November 1967, in 'The Times' 20 November 1967
“When people don't know what you are, you get your heart broken daily.”

Source : "Rashida Jones’ Sister Kidada Agrees “She Passed For White” But Did The Mean Girls At Harvard Scare Her Away From Dating Black Men Forever?". Glamour Magazine interview in 2005, bossip.com. August 6, 2012.
“The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.”
“Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times.”
“I think that growth and spiritual awareness come in slow increments. Sometimes you don't know it's happening.”
“I've only skied a couple of times in my life. Any skier would say I stink.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I think vision is highly overrated today. I think what really blesses a ministry is, if you want the power of God in your life, its humility and integrity. I'll take a person who's humble and has integrity over a person who has vision any day. A lot of people have vision just based on ego, but it's in that dependence upon God that we get His vision and develop more trust in Him.”
“A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.”

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