I am neither of the East nor of the West, no boundaries exist within my breast.
Rumi
When grief is deepest, words are fewest.
Ann Voskamp
Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart.
Christina Westover
Father Roger Boscovich is often credited as the father of modern atomic theory.
Thomas E. Woods Jr.
The exaltation of human reason and its capabilities, a commitment to rigorous and rational debate, a promotion of intellectual inquiry and scholarly exchange--all sponsored by the Church--provided the framework for the Scientific Revolution.
People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.
Scott Westerfeld
The father of Egyptology was Father Athanasius Kircher.
She realized, when relationships failed to last, it was not because love was no longer present, but because people had stopped believing in themselves and in their partners.
Father Nicholas Steno, is often identified as the father of geology.
As I write, My fingers tap tap the keys the way Ravi Shankar's fingers pluck and strum the strings of his sitar.
How do you even know I'm someone you'll want to remember? We've only seen each other once before.'(Amber)'Have you ever looked at a painting and known you had something in common with it? Have you ever seen something so beautiful you feel like crying? When I see you, I feel that way. I feel like the deepest part of me understands something vital about you.'(Virgil Daly)
Maybe if I'd agreed to do the debutante thing like she wanted. Or taken up pageants instead of riding jump bikes with a bunch of grungy boys. I'd always tell her, why can't I do both? Who says you have to be either smart or pretty, or into girly stuff or sports? Life shouldn't be about the either/or. We're capable of more than that, you know?
Sarah Dessen
What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.
I think it would be a good idea. ( In response to a question : What do you think of Western civilization? )
Mahatma Gandhi
(When asked what he thought of Western civilization): 'I think it would be a good idea.
A wide and vague impression exists that so-called Eastern religion is more contemplative, innocuous, and humane than the proselytizing monotheisms of the West. Don't believe a word of this: try asking the children of Indochina who were dumped by their parents for inherited deformities that were attributed to sins in a previous 'life.
Christopher Hitchens
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