"To see a shadow and think it is a tree that is a pity; but to see a tree and to think it a shadow can be fatal."

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Source : Phyllis Bottome (1954). “The Secret Stair”

Phyllis Bottome

#Thinking Quotes #Tree Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“After all, film is so porous, and to my mind, so oddly occult, that I think that film itself absorbs odd energies like a living skin.”
“The few certainties in our existences are pain, death and bereavement.”

Source : Jane Wilson-Howarth (2012). “A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas”, p.375, Bradt Travel Guides
“This no longer a state of mind it's a reality, this is the beginning of an opportunity that hasn't presented itself in Collin County or any other county in the country.”
“What women have achieved in the last 50 years, I wish men would have achieved in the last 100.”
“I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“He came to give His life for the sins of mankind, not to take life. Mohammad on the contrary was a warrior and killed many innocent people. True followers of Christ emulate Christ-true followers of Mohammed emulate Mohammed.”
“It is a huge honour to be recognised as the world's best commentator, particularly against so many sporting greats.”
“I work in a strange business, and trust is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.”

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