"The human heart is a dark forest."

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Source : Tobias Wolff (1989). “This boy's life”, p.143, Grove Press

Tobias Wolff

#Heart Quotes #Dark Quotes #Forests Quotes

“Your mom was right when she told you never to discuss politics and religion because emotions run so high in those arenas. Especially religion.”
“All relaxation does is allow the truth to be felt. The mind is cleared, like a dirty window wiped clean, and the magnitude of what we might ordinarily take for granted inspires tears.”

Source : Jay Michaelson (2013). “Evolving Dharma: Meditation, Buddhism, and the Next Generation of Enlightenment”, p.77, North Atlantic Books
“I like music that is really pure and honest. For me, acoustic music, like a piece played on the piano, is very personal.”

Source : Interview with Nathalie L., www.atickettosomewhere.com. October 13, 2012.
“What triggers a poem for me is not the same as what triggers an essay. My mind is geared now to looking for, or to watching out for, the image that attracts my attention or the phrase or the strange juxtaposition that strikes me bodily, or an odd question or supposition.”

Source : "A Conversation with Pattiann Rogers". Interview with Carolyn Perry, Wayne Zade, poems.com. 2009.
“I felt that I had to write. Even if I had never been published, I knew that I would go on writing, enjoying it and experiencing the challenge.”
“While I put forth the suntan and the teeth and the cavalier attitude, I've survived under the worst of eras and times, and I've always had a good time doing it, because I never really took myself seriously, nor did I take life seriously because it is already terribly serious.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season.”
“Good painting is the kind that looks like sculpture.”

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