"Not only had my brother disappeared, but--and bear with me here--a part of my very being had gone with him. Stories about us could, from them on, be told from only one perspective. Memories could be told but not shared."

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Source : John Corey Whaley (2012). “Where Things Come Back”, p.175, Simon and Schuster

John Corey Whaley

#Brother Quotes #Memories Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“Nonbelievers may hear all the notes of science, but without a theistic context and perspective they will not hear the song.”
“We pity people too often for the wrong reasons.”
“I think these are terrible times to be anything in.”
“Until the Eighties, Oslo was a rather boring town, but it's changed a lot, and is now much more cosmopolitan. If I go downtown, I visit the harbour to see the tall ships and the ferries, and to admire the modern architecture such as the Opera House or the new Astrup Fearnley Museum on the water's edge.”
“Only the mature artist who works from a model is capable of seeing the body for itself, only he has the opportunity for prolonged viewing.”
“There is no key to happiness; the door is always open”
“Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.”
“One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.”

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