#oblivion

Where I will find peace other than in oblivion? ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#life-lessons #oblivion #life

A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. so the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion. ↗

— Umberto Eco

#also #book #books #clumsy #creature

If the Republican Party continues to ignore its conservative base, then the Party is headed to oblivion. ↗

— Jerome Corsi

#conservative #continues #headed #ignore #oblivion

My faith, inasmuch as I have any, is more like a kind of Joseph Campbell thing, and even that frequently finds itself tested to oblivion in siren waters. ↗

— David Knopfler

#campbell #even #faith #finds #frequently

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep? ↗

— James Thurber

#fear #matter #oblivion #opposition #sleep

I'm not sure whether Los Angeles borders on the ocean or on oblivion. I always feel that I'm two steps away from the other side when I'm out there. It's more like a vacation place or a place to visit than a place to hunker down. ↗

— Jeffrey Wright

#angeles #away #borders #down #feel

There is no better guide to this world than oblivion. ↗

— Sorin Cerin

#love #oblivion #life

There is only as much space, only as much time, Only as much desire, only as many words, Only as many pages, only as much ink To accept all of us at light-speed Hurrying into the Promised Land Of oblivion that is waiting for us sooner or later. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#desire #ink #light-speed #literature #literature-quotes

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#gets #oblivion #olympics #politics #second

Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity. ↗

— Antoine Rivarol

#fame #humanity #oblivion #rule