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Sometimes I sensed that the books I read in rapid succession had set up some sort of murmur among themselves, transforming my head into an orchestra pit where different musical instruments sounded out, and I would realize that I could endure this life because of these musicales going on in my head. ↗

— Orhan Pamuk

#literature #reading #life

Hanya orang-orang dengan hati damailah yang boleh menerima kejadian buruk dengan lega. ↗

— Tere Liye

#life #spiritual #inspirational

Why be alone when we can be together baby You can make my life worthwhile And I can make you start to smile ↗

— Mr. Big

#love #relationships #romance #smile #song

Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or shed tears. But in real life it is different. Most men and women are forced to perform parts for which they have no qualifications. Our Guildensterns play Hamlet for us, and our Hamlets have to jest like Prince Hal. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#satire #shakespeare #humor

But a slow, deeply satisfied smile came over him, and his breath quickened. 'So softly it starts,' he whispered. 'Foolishly clever and with an unsurvivable trust. It just saved your miserable life, that questionable show of thought, my itchy-witch.' Al’s smile shifted, becoming lighter. 'And now you will live to possibly regret it. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#demons #fiction #rachel-morgan #supernatural #life

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. ↗

— Mario Puzo

#life #literature #life

My next breath may very well be in your lungs. Store it wisely, because my life depends on it.
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— Jarod Kintz

#breath #future #humor #life #lungs

You get lonely, is what it is. A person's not supposed to go through life with absolutely nobody. It's not normal. The longer you go by yourself the weirder you get, and the weirder you get the longer you go by yourself. It's a loop and you gotta do something to get out of it. ↗

— Jim Shepard

#relationships #weirdness #life

If life is going to exist in a Universe of this size, then the one thing it cannot afford to have is a sense of proportion. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#life

Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake, alive in the present moment. ↗

— Thích Nhất Hạnh

#peace #religion #serenity #inspirational