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Momentous Quotes (page 126)

Although she had resisted this knowledge all her life, had lived determinedly in the future focused there by ambition, she understood at last that this was the real condition of humanity: The dance of life occurred not yesterday or tomorrow, but only here at the still point that was the present. This truth is simmple, sel-evident, but difficult to accept, for we sentimentalize the past and wallow in it, while we endure the moment and in every waking hour dream of the future. Dean Koontz
Kate saith the world is void of might. Kate saith the men are gilded flies. Kate snaps her fingers at my vows; Kate will not hear of lovers sighs. I would I were an armed knight, Far-famed for well-won enterprise, And wearing on my swarthy brows. The garland of new-wreathed emprise. For in a moment I would pierce. The blackest files of clanging fight, And strongly strike to left and right, In dreaming of my lady's eyes. O, Kate loves well the bold and fierce; But none are bold enough for... Alfred Lord Tennyson
Human beings look separate because you see them walking about separately. But then we are so made that we can see only the present moment. If we could see the past, then of course it would look different. For there was a time when every man was part of his mother, and (earlier still) part of his father as well, and when they were part of his grandparents. If you could see humanity spread out in time, as God sees it, it would look like one single growing thing--rather like a very complicated... C. S. Lewis
Rainer Maria Rilke quote: "If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a..."
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow Rainer Maria Rilke
I have seen landscapes...which, under a particular light, made me feel that at any moment a giant might raise his head over the next ridge. Nature has that in her which compels us to invent giants: and only giants will do. C. S. Lewis
Sidney Sheldon quote: "the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who..."
the difference between a rebel and a patriot depends upon who is in power at the moment. Sidney Sheldon
Thomas Jefferson quote: "The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have..."
The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family. Thomas Jefferson
Jacopo Belbo didn't understand that he had had his moment and that it would have to be enough for him, for all his life. Not recognizing it, he spent the rest of his days seeking something else, until he damned himself. Umberto Eco
Today. While the blossoms still cling to the vine. I'll taste your strawberries. I'll drink your sweet wine. A million tomorrows shall all pass away. Here I forget all the joy that is mine. Today. I'll be a dandy and I'll be a rover. You know who I am by the songs that I sing. I'll feast at your table. I'll sleep in your clover. Who cares what tomorrow shall bring. I can't be contented with yesterday's glory. I can't live on promises winter to spring. Today is my moment and now is my story.... John Denver
William Gibson quote: "She walked on, comforted by the surf, by the one perpetual..."
She walked on, comforted by the surf, by the one perpetual moment of beach-time, the now-and-always of it. William Gibson
John Steinbeck quote: "life passes by in a wink so try to never miss a moment of it"
life passes by in a wink so try to never miss a moment of it John Steinbeck
Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "[Fairy tales] make rivers run with wine only to make us..."
[Fairy tales] make rivers run with wine only to make us remember, for one wild moment, that they run with water. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Honore de Balzac quote: "Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance"
Every moment of happiness requires a great amount of Ignorance Honore de Balzac
From the moment of my birth, the angels of anxiety, worry, and death stood at my side, followed me out when I played, followed me in the sun of springtime and in the glories of summer. They stood at my side in the evening when I closed my eyes, and intimidated me with death, hell, and eternal damnation. And I would often wake up at night and stare widely into the room: Am I in Hell? Edvard Munch
God planted the seeds of all the trees," continued Hetty, after a moment's pause, "and you see to what a height and shade they have grown! So it is with the Bible. You may read a verse this year, and forget it, and it will come back to you a year hence, when you least expect to remember it. James F. Cooper

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