#ten

Thus there is in the life of a collector a dialectical tensions between the poles of disorder and order. ↗

— Walter Benjamin

#order #tension #life

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. ↗

— John le Carre

#become #cheat #childhood #detachment #ever

They are so very cultivated, so very rich and so utterly charming. At the end of each day, they all ask themselves: 'Is it time I stopped?' And they all reply: 'If I did, there would be no meaning to my life.' As if they actually knew what the meaning of life was. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#life #meaning #life

I assume this kid is “normal” sixteen, like all the rest of them, whereas I’m “life can, and probably will, totally screw you” sixteen. ↗

— Andrea Cremer

#tennagers #life

The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. ↗

— Jon Kabat-Zinn

#aware #mindfulness #moments #life

A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day. ↗

— Adam Sedgwick

#day #material #materialism #philosophy #present

I absolutely intend to return every penny given to me by my Democratic colleagues and Democratic leaders. ↗

— Rodney Alexander

#colleagues #democratic #democratic leaders #every #given

At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#love

And then there are the rare ones who know love, who understand it. Who freely give of themselves, demanding only a return of that love,that trust. ↗

— Kim Harrison

#kisten #rachel-morgan #romance #supernatural #vampire

Good people left me breathless and wondering. How had they got that way? How good were they, anyway? How would it feel to be good? Then I hit middle age and suddenly I wanted to be a better person and to know that I was living a good life. ↗

— Judith O'Reilly

#humour #inspirational #middle-age #resolution #age