Krivek Quotes & Sayings

Was there anything more inspiring than being able to look up and see oneself surrounded by thousands of books all the way to the ceiling three stories above? — Elizabeth Camden

How we shape our understanding of others' lives is determined by what we find memorable in them, and that in turn is determined not by any potentially accurate overview of another's personality but rather by the tension and balance that exist in our daily relationships. — Tom Robbins

I love comedy, but I actually do prefer drama because I am already animated as a human being. — Shanola Hampton

Civilization is a transient sickness. — Robinson Jeffers

But in reality we cannot compare joy with sorrow. Comparison is possible only by the very rapid alternation of two states of mind, and you cannot switch back and forth between the genuine feelings of joy and sorrow as you can shift your eyes between a cat and a dog. Sorrow can only be compared with the memory of joy, which is not at all the same thing as joy itself. — Alan W. Watts