"Our secret thoughts - do they ever show up? The small flame of our soul can be burning hot, but no one comes to its warmth. Passersby see only a small whiff going through the chimney. Don't we need to take care of that flame, cherish it and patiently wait until someone will come and sit at it, do we?"

-- Irving Stone

#Flames Quotes #Waiting Quotes #Soul Quotes

“There is peace in the swamp, though the quiet is Death”

Source : Bret Harte (2016). “Poetical Works, Complete: Top American Novelist”, p.24, VM eBooks
“A kiss is a lovely trick to stop speech.”
“LET us honour the King by cherishing respectful Sentiments concerning him; speaking of him with Affection, with Esteem and Reverence; and by promoting a like Spirit and Conduct in others.”
“While the worriers are worrying, the planners are planning and the accountants are figuring out why we can't afford it, I'm busy getting started.”
“I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.”
“It's not easy to tell a story about writers and make that feel like a complete story and an interesting story.”
“The top line is that hubris is a disease that comes from success.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who hears a voice of freedom, a voice I heard from the very chamber of my soul.”

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