"There's always another story. There's more than meets the eye."

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Source : W.H. Auden (2016). “Canción de cuna y otros poemas”, p.86, DEBOLS!LLO

W. H. Auden

#Eye Quotes #Stories Quotes #More Than Meets The Eye Quotes

“I'm in my prime. There's no goal too far, no mountain too high.”
“Only words and conventions can isolate us from the entirely undefinable something which is everything.”
“I don't believe in God. I believe gods and devils are within us. It's our own battle. Our life's battle is to appeal to the gods within us, and to fight the devils within us.”
“Being a star doesn't last. That's not what life should be about. It's a complete illusion that really has nothing to do with you. For me, finding out about life is the most important thing.”
“Emotions are messy and hard to figure out.”
“Nobody knows anything. I deal with people in all walks of life, some of whom should have some idea of what they're doing. And they're all clueless. It's astonishing that any bridges stay up, or that planes don't constantly plummet from the sky. It's heartening, in a strange way.”
“Ironically, the only gun control in 19th century England was the policy forbidding police to have arms while on duty.”
“The times you don't make it are the ones children remember, not the times you do.”

Source : Allison Pearson (2004). “I don't know how she does it: the life of Kate Reddy, working mother”

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