#departure

Now here is a departure from the first principle of true ethics. Here we find ideas of moral wrong and moral right associated with something else than beneficial action. The consequent is, we lose sight of the real basis of morals, and substitute a false one. ↗

— Francis Wright

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It is a long way off, sir" "From what Jane?" "From England and from Thornfield: and ___" "Well?" "From you, sir ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#distance #leaving #england

In life there is nothing more unexpected and surprising than the arrivals and departures of pleasure. If we find it in one place today, it is vain to seek it there tomorrow. You can not lay a trap for it. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#departures #find #lay #life #more

An involuntary return to the point of departure is, without doubt, the most disturbing of all journeys. ↗

— Iain Sinclair

#disturbing #doubt #involuntary #journeys #most

Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym for camp. I don't think I'm camper than any other person who felt at home on stage, and felt more at home on stage than he did offstage. ↗

— David Bowie

#become #camp #camper #departure #did

The great defense against the air menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#air #aircraft #attack #defense #departure

It actually was a complete departure having a woman playing M. I didn't realize at the time that it would be so noticed. ↗

— Judi Dench

#complete #departure #having #i #noticed

The most amazing thing to me about the sea is the tide. A harbour like St. Ives is totally transformed in a very short space of time by the arrival or departure of the sea. ↗

— John Dyer

#amazing #amazing thing #arrival #departure #harbour

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go. ↗

— Tennessee Williams

#departure #even #go #place #time

The country experience was more of a departure. When you consider my education and my upbringing, you can see that was more of country rock outgrowth of my popular music aspirations. ↗

— Tom Wopat

#consider #country #departure #education #experience