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""It's that I do not wish to die," he said. Then he said it again-- "It's that I do not wish to die"-- in a quiet tone, of slow and low amaze, as though it were something that, until the words had said themselves, he found that he had not known, or had not known the depth and extent of his desire." — Apr 19, 2014 03:20PM
""It's that I do not wish to die," he said. Then he said it again-- "It's that I do not wish to die"-- in a quiet tone, of slow and low amaze, as though it were something that, until the words had said themselves, he found that he had not known, or had not known the depth and extent of his desire." — Apr 19, 2014 03:20PM
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
― The Hours
― The Hours
“Were all the geniuses of history to focus on this single theme, they could never fully express their bafflement at the darkness of the human mind. No person would give up even an inch of their estate, and the slightest dispute with a neighbor can mean hell to pay; yet we easily let others encroach on our lives—worse, we often pave the way for those who will take it over. No person hands out their money to passersby, but to how many do each of us hand out our lives! We’re tight-fisted with property and money, yet think too little of wasting time, the one thing about which we should all be the toughest misers.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.”
― What's Wrong with the World
― What's Wrong with the World
“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.”
― Orlando
― Orlando
“The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.”
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