#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

Just breathe. Ten tiny breaths … Seize them. Feel them. Love them. ↗

— K.A. Tucker

#k-a-tucker #kacey-cleary #ten-tiny-breaths #love

Tucker strokes my hair. There's something so tender about the gesture. It might as well have been him whispering I love you. ↗

— Cynthia Hand

#hair #love #tenderness #tucker #love

Just because someone does not love you as you want, it does not mean that you do not love with all his being. ↗

— Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez

#love