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“In mature years I have always been gregarious, a lover of my kind, dependent upon the company of friends for the very pulse of moral life. Â To be marooned, to be shut up in a solitary cell, to inhabit a lighthouse, or to camp alone in a forest, these have always seemed to me afflictions too heavy to be borne, even in imagination. Â A state in which conversation exists not, is for me an air too empty of oxygen for my lungs to breathe it.”
Source : "Father and Son".
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“To gaze into another persons face is to do two things: to recognise their humanity and to assert your own.”
Source : Lawrence Hill (2008). “Someone Knows My Name: A Novel”, p.41, W. W. Norton & Company
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“Simply allow your thoughts and experiences to come and go, without ever grasping at them.”
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“The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.”
Source : Salon Interview, September 29, 2007.
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“Im not bothered about what people say behind my back. I dont need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesnt, theres a lesson to be learnt.”
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“I suppose not everyone has a dad who wrote a book saying he didn't believe in the Parliamentary road to socialism.”
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“You cannot convince people to love you. This is an absolute rule. No one will ever give you love because you want him or her to give it. Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”
Source : Cheryl Strayed (2013). “Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who’s Been There”, p.248, Atlantic Books Ltd
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“Today it's normal. Photos used to be a support to the text, but we turned things around, reducing the words to a minimum.”
Source : Source: wwd.com
