"The world rests upon a turtle, which itself stands on the back of an elephant!â€ Alek tried not to laugh. â€œThen what does the elephant stand on, madam?â€ â€œDonâ€™t try to be clever, young man.â€ She narrowed her eyes. â€œItâ€™s elephants all the way down!"

-- Scott Westerfeld

#Clever Quotes #Eye Quotes #Men Quotes

“We need history, not to tell us what happened or to explain the past, but to make the past alive so that it can explain us and make a future possible.”
“Life is the flash in black heavens.”

Source : Henri Cazalis, “Always”
“We need the courage to learn from our past and not live in it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Sep 10, 2012
“Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.”

Source : "Silver Linings: Meditations on Finding Joy and Beauty in Unexpected Places". Book by Mina Parker, 1998.
“Mars has been flown by, orbited, smacked into, radar examined, and rocketed onto, as well as bounced upon, rolled over, shoveled, drilled into, baked and even blasted. Still to come: Mars being stepped on.”
“I'm so lucky that I have a great relationship,”
“Never let money get in the way of an idea”
“... sometimes you have to deal / Devilishly with drowning men in order to swim them to shore.”

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