Taffanel Andante Quotes & Sayings

We all yearn to fly. We are creatures of longing. We do not need to [physically fly] to be airborne. What I call the aerial instinct-the drive to transcend our present condition- is the defining characteristic of a human being. We are restless animals, eternal travelers who are forever in the process of becoming. Consciousness itself is a flight from the here and now to the beyond. Our reach always exceeds our grasp, which is what Heaven is for ... — Sam Keen

She had discovered with surprise and pleasure that as she turned each page, the book was written, as if for the first time, all over again. — Arturo Perez-Reverte

A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them: they are legitimately what directs his conduct in the world. — Sigmund Freud

I think my work is very American because I'm American. But I found that Europeans like uncertainty and doubt. — Carl Andre

Leisure, the highest happiness upon earth, is seldom enjoyed with perfect satisfaction, except in solitude. Indolence and indifference do not always afford leisure; for true leisure is frequently found in that interval of relaxation which divides a painful duty from an agreeable recreation; a toilsome business from the more agreeable occupations of literature and philosophy. — Johann Georg Ritter Von Zimmermann

Enlightenment is really worth seeking. It is the only thing that gives you permanent happiness. When you experience the ecstasy of enlightenment, everything is alright. — Frederick Lenz