"Homesickness is . . . absolutely nothing. Fifty percent of the people in the world are homesick all the time. . . . You don't really long for another country. You long for something in yourself that you don't have, or haven't been able to find."

-- John Cheever

#Country Quotes #Long Quotes #People Quotes

“Does virtual intimacy degrade our experience of the other kind and, indeed, of all encounters, of any kind?”
“You must be ready to give up everything, not only material attachments but also human attachments - father, mother, wife, children - everything that you have. But the one thing which you have to abandon unconditionally is your self.”
“Our world cannot be complete without you, and without hearing what you have to say. True justice cannot exist without compassion; compassion cannot exist without understanding. But no one will understand you unless you speak, and are able to speak clearly (Sister Janet to the students, page 155).”

Source : Mark Salzman (2007). “True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall”, p.155, Vintage
“When you really love someone, you must accept their part of mystery. And thatâ€™s why you love them.”
“War as Napoleon knew it just not possible any more. However, we're very unlikely to accept or recognize "world peace" even when we get it.”
“We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet. Even longer,' Pooh answered.”
“The mind is the result of the torments the flesh undergoes or inflicts upon itself.”
“I'd like to run away From you, But if you didn't come And find me ... I would die.”

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