"He took comfort in the neon signs, the wild strands of jazz creeping out of clubs whenever happy swells of people pushed through the doors in their finery."

-- Libba Bray

#Doors Quotes #People Quotes #Comfort Quotes

“The dangerous time when mechanical voices, radios, telephones, take the place of human intimacies, and the concept of being in touch with millions brings a greater and greater poverty in intimacy and human vision.”
“A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn't answer the phone.”
“A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.”
“I believe I never knew what the word round meant until I saw Earth from space.”
“Even in the darkness, his smile threw shadows.”

Source : Hugh Howey (2013). “Wool”, p.90, Simon and Schuster
“Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.”
“Style, I think, is panache. Who are you? What did you do today? And what are you worth to me? What do you have to offer the world? How did you spend your time today on this planet? How are you spending your time every second? What are you doing now? Are you alive, or are you somnambulant?”
“All the joy the world contains Has come through wishing happiness for others. All the misery the world contains Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself.”

Source : Shantideva, Padmakara Translation Group (2008). “The Way of the Bodhisattva”, p.214, Shambhala Publications

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