"Happiness for me is largely a matter of digestion."

-- Lin Yutang

#Matter Quotes #Digestion Quotes

“Everything passes. Joy. Pain. The moment of triumph; the sigh of despair. Nothing lasts forever - not even this.”

Source : "Midnight Over Sanctaphrax". Book by Chris Riddell, Paul Stewart, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2000.
“Don't immanentize the eschaton!”
“Trust is fine, but control is better.”

Source : Elfriede Jelinek (2010). “The Piano Teacher”, p.10, Profile Books
“My destiny is solitude, and my life is work.”
“Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.”
“It must be said that charity can, in no way, exist along with mortal sin.”
“Modesty is my best quality.”
“A dream will always triumph over reality, once it is given the chance.”

Source : Stanislaw Lem (1985). “The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy”, p.95, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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