"I remember, May 1944: I was 15-and-a-half, and I was thrown into a haunted universe where the story of the human adventure seemed to swing irrevocably between horror and malediction."

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Elie Wiesel

#Adventure Quotes #Swings Quotes #Stories Quotes

“The child takes in his world as if it were food. And his world nourishes or starves him. Nothing escapes his thirst. Secrets are impossible. He identifies with his surroundings and they live within him unconsciously; it is perhaps for this reason that the small child has been characterized as naturally religious.”

Source : Mary Caroline Richards (1989). “Centering in Pottery, Poetry, and the Person”, p.102, Wesleyan University Press
“I am now and have always been a stranger to the realm of practical matters.”
“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.”
“Choose your allies carefully: it's highly unlikely that you'll ever be held morally, legally, or historically accountable for the actions of your enemies.”
“Science fiction is the search for a definition of mankind and his status in the universe which will stand in our advanced but confused state of knowledge (science), and is characteristically cast in the Gothic or post Gothic mode.”

Source : Brian Wilson Aldiss (1995). “The Detached Retina: Aspects of SF and Fantasy”, p.72, Syracuse University Press
“It is to be doubted whether he will ever find the way to heaven who desires to go thither alone.”
“My secret is that I need Godâ€”that I am sick and can no longer make it alone. I need God to help me give, because I no longer seem to be capable of giving; to help me be kind, as I no longer seem capable of kindness; to help me love, as I seem beyond being able to love.”
“Your personal philosophy is the greatest determining factor in how your life works out.”

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