"Everything that we do affects our fate for better or for worse. The circumstances into which we are born also exert a tremendous influence; we come into the world with debits and credits for which we are not responsible already posted to our account: this teaches us humility."

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Source : Marguerite Yourcenar, Matthieu Galey (1984). “With Open Eyes: Conversations with Matthieu Galey”, Boston : Beacon Press

Marguerite Yourcenar

#Humility Quotes #Fate Quotes #World Quotes

“It is absolutely a good thing that she [Angelina Jolie] helped to educate the world about the existence of this mutation; hopefully, as a result, more compassionate understanding exists regarding the choices BRCA carriers must face.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com
“Hmmmm...There certainly are a lot of pretty boys in this world.”

Source : L. A. Meyer (2008). “In the Belly of the Bloodhound: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber”, p.12, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“We are in the black theater of nonexistence. In an eye blink the curtain is up, the stage ablaze, for the vast drama of ourselves.”

Source : New York Times, June 2, 1985.
“And if you were always spending your time getting over your past, how were you supposed to get on with your future?”
“Evolution: The Modern Synthesis.”
“But then I thought, ‘I see transsexuals and they want healthy parts of their body removed in order to adjust to their idealized body image,' and so I think that was the connection for me. I saw that people wanted to have their limbs off with equally as much degree of obsession and need.””
“The people have now come to realize that the only way to deal with the oppressor is to deal on our own terms and this was done.”
“And remember, it's always her fault. That's your story and you're sticking to it.”

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