Wisdom Quotes · Page 55
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“To exorcise the demons of memory, it is sometimes necessary to tell them as a story.”
“We always think things like that only happen elsewhere, until they happen to us too.”
“Everybody has a story and all stories are interesting if they are told in the right tone.”
“Journalism taught me to know and love words, the tools of my trade, the material of my craft.”
“Pain is universal. We all experience pain, loss, and death the same way.”
“I said to the almond tree: "Speak to me of God." And the almond tree blossomed.”
“The more devils we have within us, the more chance we have to form angels.”
“How can anyone see the only way the world can be saved and not be forced to weep?”
“Every man worthy of being called a son of man bears his cross and mounts his Golgotha.”
“Every word is an adamantine shell which encloses a great explosive force.”
“This is how the spirit comes. After the gale, the earthquake, and fire: a gentle, cooling breeze.”
“The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread.”
“It is because the spirit is inestimable that the lifeless body is so little valued.”
“An old maxim says that a professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
“The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere, slowly.”
“Those who put aside travel for the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly.”
“Any number is a limit, and perfection doesn't have limits. Perfect speed, my son, is being there.”
“The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy.”