“A volte penso che in tempi di profonda angoscia sia una consolazione sapere che il mondo, tutto sommato, se ne infischia.”
Source: A Suitable Boy
“La vita è imprevedibile,
non segue mai i binari,
non si sa mai cosa ci riservi,
ci trascina da un luogo all’altro,
come oggetti trasportati dalla corrente,
ci fa conoscere diverse persone,
ci avvicina e ci allontana.
Ci fa andare in contro a problemi,
come navi verso gli scogli,
ci fa attraversare tempeste,
nubi di incertezza,
venti gelidi di tristezza.”
Source: Quello che il silenzio nasconde
“E se già fossi
chi credo di non poter mai
essere.”
Source: Spiraleggiante: Raccolta di poesie
“I am not ruined. I am ruination.”
Source: Ruin and Rising
“Gentlemen-rankers out on the spree
Damned from here to Eternity,
God ha' mercy on such as we,
Baa! Yah! Bah!”
Source: Barrack Room Ballads & Departamental Ditties and Ballads
“Had he not suffered unscathed the fearful dooms of all the offended gods, of all the histories, fire, brimstone, and yawning earthquakes, plague, and pestilence? Had he not stood, like the Pompeian sentry, while the Citadels of the Plain fell to ruin about his ears?”
Source: decline and fall
“Somehow, she knew that she and Levan were at the center of something enormous and devestating, something that would end in mutual ruin. Something that would not just unmake them both--it would unmake everything. Of course, it was very possible she was just in love.”
Source: Silvercloak
“But it is in death where we find sweet things, Mr Ryan.”
Source: Rosie: An Old Castle Novel
“The more you know the force that is the opposite of the force you are invoking, the more you can successfully reach the Third Point of Transcendence. When dealing with personal matters, the opposite force is a force that is living inside you.”
Source: Beyond Duality: The Art of Transcendence
“We are thieves of the moment, taking every instance in appreciation of its true value.”