"contemporary poetry is a kind of Reykjavik, a place where accessibility and intelligence have been fighting a Cold War by proxy for the last half-century."

-- Nick Hornby

#War Quotes #Fighting Quotes #Half Quotes

“You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.”
“Those who submit to the Lord with simple heart will run the good race. If they keep their minds on a leash, they will not draw the wickedness of the demons onto themselves.”

Source : Saint John (Climacus) (1982). “John Climacus (CWS)”, p.93, Paulist Press
“My mom was the breadwinner in my family. I always thought, That's how it is. I never thought that was the exception.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“Discussing religion was like discussing which cave will be better to live. If you want to follow a religion, follow any religion. It does not matter. If you have decided to commit suicide, does it matter how you do it?”
“It appeared to me that the dignity of which human existence is capable is not attainable by devotion to the mechanism of life , and that unless contemplation of eternal things is preserved, mankind will become no better than well-fed pigs.”
“I think I wish I had never spanked my children, but I have. And they remember every instance like they tattooed it on their palms. I think it's a terrible lesson, to use physical punishment to make a point about not behaving, not being kind to their siblings, to other people. I mean that's just absurd. But I've lost it, I understand it.”
“Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'.”

Source : Twitter post from Sep 16, 2014
“If you love a waist, you waste a love.”

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