"At the most we gaze at it in wonder, a kind of wonder which in itself is a form of dawning horror, for somehow we know by instinct that outsize buildings cast the shadow of their own destruction before them, and are designed from the first with an eye to their later existence as ruins."

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Source : W. G. Sebald (2013). “Austerlitz”, p.30, Penguin UK

W. G. Sebald

#Eye Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Ruins Quotes

“The more we make an effort to keep our thoughts positive, the more pleasurable our journey in life will be.”

Source : FaceBook post by James Van Praagh from Aug 15, 2014
“Truth requires a maximum effort to see through the eyes of strangers, foreigners, and enemies.”

Source : Taylor Branch (2007). “Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65”, p.12, Simon and Schuster
“In America, writers are afforded the freedom to express themselves in unlimited manners. Creative liberty is a privilege.”
“Our interpretations through the years and generations have always changed, but the emotions, ideas, and the thoughts of the composers are still with us, and these are the premise of the music. The time factor has little to do with it because, after all, it is about human feeling, the Universe and who we are as people.”
“I still swing the way I used to, but when I look up the ball is going in a different direction.”
“I don't believe in pick-up lines because I've always been very comfortable in my own skin.”

Source : "Uncensored Small Talk With Alyssa Arce" by Jon Warech, www.mandatory.com. October 24, 2013.
“Many people lose their tempers merely from seeing you keep yours.”

Source : Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”
“The dust of exploded beliefs may make a fine sunset.”

Source : 'Livre sans nom: Twelve Reflections' (privately printed 1934) no. 12

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