"It was entirely silent and I tried to breathe its peace."

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Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books

Sebastian Faulks

#Peace Quotes #Breathe Quotes #Silent Quotes

“Very few people would choose to have even the most fabled assortment of goods if it meant getting cancer within the year. But the choice involves not the certainty of cancer very soon but an increased probability of cancer at some time in the future. The cancers are no less real; millions will die painfully and prematurely because of what we do to our environment. But the choice is not an easily visualizable one, and our capacity of denial comes strongly into play - as it tends to whenever we must weigh future costs against immediate benefits.”
“Well, I want to do everything in sort of a documentary style, ever since I started in the '80s.”
“If anybody reads a story in a magazine or book, different pictures compete in their minds.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“We canâ€™t help who we love. Love isnâ€™t logical, or even our choice. Love chooses us.”
“It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.”

Source : BBC Interview, news.bbc.co.uk. March 30, 2004.
“Teaching our children to live a quiet, sane, and balanced life is one of the most important parental tasks of our day.”
“I was 14 when I lost them [his front teeth]. The main thing was, we won that game, so I was the happiest. You hate to lose your teeth and the game, too.”
“To the greatest extent possible, I try to make choices that involve the least amount of cruelty and environmental damage. I'm interested in sustainable agriculture, environmental issues, human rights, and my interconnectedness in the web of life. It is a great pleasure for me to find products and practices that have a positive effect on living beings and the environment, rather than a negative one.”

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