"I had always found comfort in the leaves, in their silence. They were like a parchment that holds words of wisdom. Simply holding them in my hand gave me some of the peace a tree possesses. To be like that-to just be-that's the most noble thing of all."

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Source : Silas House (2002). “A Parchment of Leaves: A Novel”, Algonquin Books

Silas House

#Hands Quotes #Tree Quotes #Silence Quotes

“How quick and rushing life can sometimes seem, when at the same time it's so slow and sweet and everlasting.”
“When God wants to do an impossible task, he takes an impossible man, and he crushes him.”
“A team should be an extension of a coach's personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.”
“Part of being a man is learning to take responsibility for your successes and for your failures. You can't go blaming others or being jealous. Seeing somebody else's success as your failure is a cancerous way to live.”

Source : "Kevin Bacon: this much I know". Interview with Jane Mulkerrins, www.theguardian.com. January 19, 2013.
“Life has changed. People have changed. They are more forgiving, less inclined to rush to judgment. And I have changed.”
“Spirituality does not require that you work hard toward achieving a result in the future as much as it requires you to be fully present, sincere and committed now, with absolute honesty and willingness to uncover and let go of any illusions that come between you and the realization of Reality.”
“Thanksgiving just gets me all warm and tingly and all kinds of wonderful inside.”

Source : Willard Scott (1988). “America Is My Neighborhood”, Thorndike Pr
“Particle physics suffers more from being infected by the socio-political mood of the day than from lack of spectacular opportunities for major and profound discoveries.”

Source : "Future of the field calls for charisma and courage" by Kurt Riesselmann, www.fnal.gov. June 28, 2002.

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