"It was only when you left it alone that a tree might treat you as a friend. After the blade bit in, you had yourself a war."

--

Denis Johnson

#War Quotes #Tree Quotes #Might Quotes

“We were very fortunate, because we had so many hits, so we'd be singing out all hits.”
“Every day, do something that is truly important in moving you toward your goals. You must choose to invest your time in the important steps. When you take charge of your time, you take charge of your life. How you spend your time reflects your priorities.”

Source : Stedman Graham (1998). “You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success”, p.108, Simon and Schuster
“Pull a thread in my story and feel the tremor half a world and two millenia away.”
“Happiness is fugitive; dissatisfaction and boredom are real.”

Source : "Emphyrio" by Jack Vance, (Chapter 5), 1969.
“We all need to be blind sometimes in order to see.”
“I was raised by just my mom. See, my father died when I was eight years old. At least, that's what he told us in the letter..”
“Eyes are distracting. You see too much. You don't see enough.”
“Little men with little minds and little imaginations go through life in little ruts, smugly resisting all changes which would jar their little worlds.”

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