"Whether you like it or not, Paris is the beating heart of Western civilisation. It's where it all began and ended,"

-- Alan Furst

#Heart Quotes #Paris Quotes #You Like It Quotes

“To those who think that the law of gravity interferes with their freedom, there is nothing to say.”
“I was never pegged to be the next great American tennis player by any means. I wasn't a prodigy. I'm a late bloomer. Whatever happens, I'm proud of what I've done.”
“One lamp â€” thy motherâ€™s love â€” amid the stars Shall lift its pure flame changeless, and before The throne of God, burn through eternity - Holy â€” as it was lit and lent thee here.”
“I always carry my camera with me.”
“Everybody's a bird, locked up in a pretty cage. Sometimes you fly to a slightly bigger one, but you never quite have the courage to abandon captivity completely.”
“When asked if I consider myself Buddhist, the answer is, Not really. But it's more my religion than any other because I was brought up with it in an intellectual and spiritual environment. I don't practice or preach it, however. But Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.”
“When we become aware that we do not have to escape our pains, but that we can mobilize them into a common search for life, those very pains are transformed from expressions of despair into signs of hope.”
“I realized that I really didn't like the sound of the ukulele so much so I started playing the guitar.”

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