"Better a life like a falling star, brief bright across the dark, than the long, long waiting of the immortals, loveless and cheerlessly wise."

-- Poul Anderson

#Wise Quotes #Stars Quotes #Fall Quotes

“What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.”

Source : "Fictional character: Charlie Davis". "Body and Soul", www.imdb.com. 1947.
“Iâ€™m going to carry you now,â€ he told her, â€œso we can move even faster. Iâ€™m not asking you, Iâ€™m telling you. Any response from you is unnecessary and unwelcome.”
“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears - it is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear.”
“If you have never taken the train across Canada, you really should put it on your life list... Meanwhile, I get to sit back and watch for moose from the dome car as we roll through the lake-dotted vastness of the boreal forest.”
“Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. It is the result of long and patient effort in self-control. Its presence is an indication of ripened experience, and of a more than ordinary knowledge of the laws and operations of thought.”
“Depending on the season, between 20 and 30 percent of my collections contain some sort of eco or sustainable element, whether it's a beautiful organic fabric or a natural dye. And obviously I don't use animal skins or fur of any kind.”
“A real friendship ought to introduce each person to unexpected weirdness in the other.”

Source : Jaron Lanier (2010). “You Are Not a Gadget”, p.53, Vintage
“I promised to empower the taxpayer - instead of a handful of big government union bosses.”

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