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Thing Quotes (page 603)

Marcus Aurelius quote: "Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a..."
Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee. Marcus Aurelius
The most durable thing in writing isstyle. It is a projection of personality and you haveto have a personality before you can project it. Itis the product of emotion and perception. Raymond Chandler
Great writers, I discovered, were not to be bowed down before and worshipped, but embraced and befriended. Their names resounded through history not because they had massive brows and thought deep incomprehensible thoughts, but because they opened windows in the mind, they put their arms round you and showed you things you always knew but never dared to believe. Even if their names were terrifyingly foreign and intellectual sounding, Dostoevsky, Baudelaire or Cavafy, they turned out to be... Stephen Fry
Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself -- that comes too late -- a crop of inextinguishable regrets. Joseph Conrad
And I'm sure than in Poland, or somewhere, it is considered cool to drive a Porsche and wear necklaces and black silk, but at least back in Brooklyn if you did those things you were either a drug dealer or from New Jersey. Meg Cabot
If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don't have it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough. Ann Landers
If this book has a lesson, it is that we are awfully lucky to be here-and by 'we' I mean every living thing. To attain any kind of life in this universe of ours appears to be quite an achievement. As humans we are doubly lucky, of course: We enjoy not only the privilege of existence but also the singular ability to appreciate it and even, in a multitude of ways, to make it better. It is a talent we have only barely begun to grasp. Bill Bryson
Lillian Hellman quote: "It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or..."
It's a sad day when you find out that it's not accident or time or fortune, but just yourself that kept things from you. Lillian Hellman
Of course, we all inevitably work too hard, then we get burned out and have to spend the whole weekend in our pajamas, eating cereal straight out of the box and staring at the TV in a mild coma (which is the opposite of working, yes, but not exactly the same thing as pleasure). Elizabeth Gilbert
Will Smith quote: "We spend money that we do not have, on things we do not need,..."
We spend money that we do not have, on things we do not need, to impress people who do not care. Will Smith
The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin--the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world. W. E. B. Du Bois
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius? and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. E. F. Schumacher
Kate DiCamillo quote: "It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it."
It is a bad thing to have love and nowhere to put it. Kate DiCamillo
More than honor, more than life, I love thee." What do you say when a man whose entire existence had been his honor offers to give it up for you? You say the only thing you can. More than any crown or throne or title, I love thee," I said. "more than any power in faerie, I love thee. Laurell K. Hamilton
Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or manage their feelings in constructive ways? What of people who aren't able to form close and strong relationships? And people who cannot find fulfillment in their lives, or those who have lost hope, who live in disappointment and bitterness and find in life... Fred Rogers

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