"A man may be accused of cowardice for fleeing away from all manner of physical dangers but when things supernatural, insubstantial and inexplicable threaten not only his safety and well-being but his sanity, his innermost soul, then retreat is not a sign of weakness but the most prudent course."

--

Source : FaceBook post by Susan Hill from Nov 01, 2014

Susan Hill

#Men Quotes #Safety Quotes #Soul Quotes

“What does your sorrow do while you sleep? -Itâ€™s awake and waiting. And when it loses patience, it wakes me up.”
“As far as I know, we have never before decided to fight a war with borrowed money and ask generations that come after us to pay for it.”
“I feel very lucky because of my parents and then my education, the opportunities that I've had, so I would like to continue working to improve lives for others.”
“MUCKY drawing I AM FeeLing completely mucky today too. everyone at school seems so much tougher + pulled together and not so emotionally involved. I get so mad at MYSELF FOR 'caring so deeply' AND 'MAINTAINING' all this stuff in me that FEELS SO PATHectic. I want to put my tHINKing in HYBernation FOR A WHile.”
“To create a mess in which we perish by our own inaction makes nonsense of our claim to consciousness and morality”
“An exacting account of the processes by which things fall apart. The scope is breathtaking...the clarity and lyricism of the writing itself left me with repeated gasps of recognition about the human condition. I believe it will be a classic.”
“If you can fit in the suit, you've got the job.”
“Hysterical optimism will prevail until the world again admits the existence of tragedy, and it cannot admit the existence of tragedy until it again distinguishes between good and evil. . . Hysterical optimism as a sin against knowledge.”

You may also like:

Ciaran Hinds
Film actor
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor
Daphne du Maurier
Author
Jane Gardam
Writer
Janet McTeer
Actress
Jeremy Irvine
Film actor
Marcus Pfister
Author
Jane Goldman
Screenwriter
Phoebe Fox