"To go on and on about your soul is to miss the whole point of life. I could say that with more certainty if I knew the whole point of life."

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Source : Sheila Heti (2012). “How Should a Person Be?: A Novel from Life”, p.6, Macmillan

Sheila Heti

#Missing Quotes #Soul Quotes #Goes On Quotes

“I was labeled at a young age - Miss Unemotional, Miss Cool, and that would carry over to my press conferences.”
“Some people have to move, physically, to "get" something. But if you're stuck in a chair, that's not your limitation - it's simply not an optimal condition for you.”
“Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he wants from the relationship with USA. In return for good relations, he wants lifting of sanctions, ratification, approval of his wars in Ukraine and Syria, and his dream of dreams, an acknowledgment of his sphere of influence in Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“Look, I get it. Whether it's school, work, family, we've all got a lot on our minds. People say to me, "I'm just too busy to think about politics." But here's the thing: You may not be thinking about politics, but politics is thinking about you.”
“This,â€™ whispered the Doctor to Romana, â€˜is going to be like trying to find a book about needles in a room full of books about haystacks.”
“I believe in humanity - not just you or Mother, but all mankind. Do I sound like a preacher or a cheap politician making a pretty speech? This is not what I intend to do... I believe in life, that it is sweet and that, for all its occasional bitterness, we-man, that is-are headed toward something better - fulfillment. There is much shame, however, and so much hypocrisy around us and these inhibit our fulfillment as human beings.”
“When I just write something, it's usually because I love it, I love the material, but I feel like I really need a creative partner to crack it. And I certainly need and have a lot of creative partners as a director.”
“Some of the gold possessed by the Romans is doubtless mixed with what we now possess; and some small part of it will be handed down as long as the human race exists.”

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