Coming To Terms Quotes

“Emotions are messy.”
― Ottilie Weber, Family Ties

“It was revolting that I had been like that. Shameful. Disgraceful, in the old-time sense of the word. And what was even worse? That I could now see myself so wretchedly clearly. I had changed, I recognized bitterly.I hated that I could see myself as I was. What a terrible thing to know. I would never be able to not know it, to forget it.I didn't see how I could ever forgive River for that.”
― Cate Tiernan, Darkness Falls

“Time doesn't always heal all wounds.”
― A.J. Darkholme, Rise of the Morningstar

“But is has happened, you know. Bear that in mind. Nothing you can do will change it. Time and again, I've found that a good thing to remember.”
― Edith Wharton

“Maria was frightened. “Say nothing to anybody,” she told Catalina, “not even to Uncle Domingo. I will talk to him after supper and he will decide what had better be done. Now in heaven’s name clean the carrots or we shall have no soup to eat.” Catalina was not satisfied with this, but her mother bade her be quiet and do as she was told. Presently Domingo came in. He was not drunk, but neither was he sober, and he was in high spirits. He was a man who liked to hear himself talk and, while they had supper, for Catalina’s benefit he held forth loquaciously on the events of the day.”
― W. Somerset Maugham, Catalina

“Why when people are on their deathbed, they finally come to terms with life?”
― Anthony Liccione

“Sometimes you have to lose a few marbles, and have it roll to find new pavement.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Ironically, our tools for escapism usually end up as allegories of what's true.
In other words, when push comes to shove, you can't escape reality.”
― Trisha Low, Socialist Realism

“During the days that followed, between the bouts of pain, he began to come to terms with the idea of living as a cripple. At first he dwelt morbidly on all the active pursuits which he would lose, but by and by he began to look forward to the simple pleasures he would still be able to enjoy.”
― David Howarth, We Die Alone: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance