#ions

Having a sister or a friend is like sitting at night in a lighted house. Those outside can watch you if they want, but you need not see them. You simply say, "Here are the perimeters of our attention. If you prowl around under the windows till the crickets go silent, we will pull the shades. If you wish us to suffer your envious curiosity, you must permit us not to notice it." Anyone with one solid human bond is that smug, and it is the smugness as much as the comfort and safety that lonely people covet and admire. ↗

— Marilynne Robinson

#friend #loneliness #relationships #safety #sister

Being single doesn't mean you're weak, it means that you're strong enough to wait for the right person. ↗

— Niall Horan

#strength #weakness

How many hours are there in a mile? Is yellow square or round? Probably half the questions we ask-half our great theological and metaphysical problems-are like that. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#metaphysics #nonsense #questioning-mind #questions #theology

Feet sandaled with dreams tread paths of vision leading to wisdom’s sharp peaks. ↗

— Aberjhani

#dreams #faith #famous-quotes-from-classic-books #haiku #haikus

The new world is as yet behind the veil of destiny In my eyes, however its dawn has been unveiled ↗

— Allama Muhammad Iqbal

#future #iqbal #poetry #revolution #visions

He was too perfect, despite being one of the most imperfect people I knew. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#flaws #love #realizations #sydney-sage #love

It is easier to make our wishes conform to our means than to make our means conform to our wishes. ↗

— Robert E. Lee

#expectations #conformity

If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it: Every arrow that flies feels the pull of the earth. ↗

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

#aspirations #aspiration

... Whatever condition we are in, we must always do what we want to do, and if we want to go on a journey, then we must do so and not worry about our condition, even if it's the worst possible condition, because, if it is, we're finished anyway, whether we go on the journey or not, and it's better to die having made the journey we're been longing for than to be stifled by our longing. ↗

— Thomas Bernhard

#carefree #illness #longevity #mortality #aspiration

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#expectations