Surviving Seclusion Quotes & Sayings

In his larger forms, Schubert is a wanderer. He likes to move at the edge of the precipice, and does so with the assurance of a sleepwalker. To wander is the Romantic condition; one yields to it enraptured, or is driven and plagued by the terror of finding no escape. More often than not, happiness is but the surface of despair. — Alfred Brendel

This had already been the best sex she'd ever had and all he'd done was touch her. — Jill Shalvis

I don't mind pointing out some of the failings of old age, because we are all headed in that direction, unless of course we take our own lives before we become a burden. I'm not advocating suicide, oh wait, I guess I am. — Amy Sedaris

To what a degree this loose mode of classing and denominating objects has rendered the vocabulary of mental and moral philosophy unfit for the purposes of accurate thinking, is best known to whoever has most meditated on the present condition of those branches of knowledge. — John Stuart Mill

A world of wealth is trash if men are wanting; men who have no wealth never find fortune smiling as their strength deserves. — Aeschylus

Mastering music is more than learning technical skills. Practicing is about quality, not quantity. Some days I practice for hours; other days it will be just a few minutes. — Yo-Yo Ma

Love is not an experience. Love is what you are. — John De Ruiter

The train gives off an earsplitting insect hum. It seems like you're watching something physically impossible, like a person lifting a house, or hearing a joke so funny the laughter threatens to rip you apart, and then, with a puff of air, it's over. When — Matthew Amster-Burton

But mostly we're fairly light-hearted because we have to be. People die here, and if we ever stopped and thought carefully about what we do, then we might not do it at all. If — Jodi Taylor

Ignorance is no excuse when once we know that ignorance is the only possible excuse. — Alfred Korzybski

He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful. — Laozi

She hated cleaning up after making something. — Patricia Highsmith

When the night has come and the land is dark and the moon is the only light we see. No, I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid, just as long as you stand, stand by me. — Ben E. King

All he wanted was to know what to expect. His world didn't look like he'd thought it would, and she understood. how could he keep calm if he couldn't see? — Jennifer Close