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Quote by Boris Pasternak

“She was here on earth to make sense of its wild enchantments.”

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Russian poet, writer, and translator. Boris Pasternak is renowned for his profound psychological insight and beautiful poetic language. His works widely cover themes such as love, humanity, morality, and philosophy, and have had a profound impact on 20th-century literature. more

“Solitary. But not in the sense of being alone. Not solitary in the way Thoreau was, for example, exiling himself in order to find out where he was; not solitary in the way Jonah was, praying for deliverance in the belly of the whale. Solitary in the sense of retreat. In the sense of not having to see himself, of not having to see himself being seen by anyone else.”

Way Order Example Praying Solitary Retreat Belly Whales Deliverance Jonah

Book:The Invention of Solitude

Source: The Invention of Solitude

“I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.”

House Grows Rocks Hair Daughter Seven Kingdoms Queens Lions Lannisters Cersei Lannister

Book:George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

Source: George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons

“Life is too short to fight every idiot along your way.”

Way Life Is Fighting Idiot Too Short Life Is Too Short

Author:Christopher Paolini

“I am not interested in constructing a building, so much as in having a perspicuous view of the foundations of possible buildings.”

Views Building Foundation Not Interested

Author:Ludwig Wittgenstein

“A car's not the right place for showing off to a girl—the bed's the place for that. The consequences of a mistake there are more upsetting, but less tragic.”

Girl Mistake Car Bed Consequence Upset Tragic Right Place Showing Off

Author:Sergei Lukyanenko

“I think we can learn a lot about a person in the very moment that language fails them. In the very moment they they have to be more creative than they would have imagined in order to communicate. It's the very moment that they have to dig deeper than the surface to find words, and at the same time, it's a moment when they want to communicate very badly. They're digging deep and projecting out at the same time.”

Thinking Want Persons Moments Order Language Creative Failing Communicate Deeper Surface Digging Digging Deep

Author:Anna Deavere Smith