"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, and though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love, but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you. For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday."

Source : "An Interview with Satish Kumar at the New Story Summit". Kosmos Interview, www.kosmosjournal.org. November 18, 2014.

Khalil Gibran

#Dream Quotes #Daughter Quotes #Children Quotes

“A bubble of fear passes up my spine. It's the feeling of standing on ice and suddenly hearing it crack under your weight - both thrilling and terrifying together.”

Source : Hannah Kent (2013). “Burial Rites”, p.53, Pan Macmillan
“It was truly a lesson in don't take something at face value. You know, so many of us do in life. Whether it's because of how somebody looks or because of what they're wearing or what have you, you kind of assess a person in the first five minutes before they even speak.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love for food means you also have a love for those you are preparing it for and for yourself.”

Source : "MasterChef : What’s Cooking in America’s Kitchens" by Joe Bastianich, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 9, 2010.
“I want a man with nuclear power.”
“Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God.”
“Victory is for them, not for us. We have not made profit out of our country's misfortune. Victory does not bring us luck.”

Source : "The Cold Nights". Book by Ba Jin, 1947.
“There are times when I can find myself in a book, too, for two or three hours. But afterward I have such an urge to go out and reach for other people. Very often they're not around. There's also a metaphysical loneliness. We all feel it. The burden of living one's own life is experiencing sensations that no one else can share. You take a step in a house, you start moving around the house, no one else moves with you. You're walking by yourself.”

Source : David Ignatow, Ralph J. Mills (1980). “Open between us”, Univ of Michigan Pr
“Convoy? Michael, you're hanging around with a man who uses a collective term for a single vehicle.”

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