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“Instead of the birds of the sky and beast of the field, the gods were more than men because Man needed them to be, for what could the world be if Man were the best of all creatures?”

Book:Flies to Wanton Boys

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“I can understand now why people read, why they like to get lost in somebody else's life. Sometimes I'll read a sentence and it will make me sit up, jolt me, because it is something that I have recently felt but never said out loud. I want to reach in to the page and tell the characters that I understand them, that they're not alone, that I'm not alone, that it's okay to feel like this.”

Reading Understanding Books Human

Author:Cecelia Ahern

“What we want from a career narrative is some moral thrust, some meaningful story we can, as [Richard] Sennett suggests, tell our children. The old narrative was “I worked hard and therefore succeeded” or sometimes “I screwed up and therefore failed.” But a life of only intermittently rewarded effort—working hard only to be laid off, and then repeating the process until aging forecloses decent job offers—requires more strenuous forms of explanation. Either you look for the institutional forces shaping your life, or you attribute the unpredictable ups and downs of your career to an infinitely powerful, endlessly detail-oriented God.”

God Stories Jobs Careers Working Narratives Career Narratives Institutional Forces Intermittence Richard Sennett

Book:Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

Source: Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream

“It was too bleak to be alone, and so they could do nothing but cling to each other as broken beings, as human beings.”

Human

Book:Child of Vengeance

Source: Child of Vengeance

“Obsessions don't subside. They evolve.”

Psychology Human Psychological

Author:Alex Crimson

“Sometimes ignorance is a bliss. If you reach enlightenment (in one way or another), you may see the reality of human nature. You may like it, or you may reject it. But certainly you won't regret it. Rise again!”

Character Nature Ignorance Human Enlightenment Awakening Bliss Characters

Author:MD. Muhtashimur Rahman

“True inner peace can startle you! Be happy, smile, have fun. But only look for inner peace when you actually need it. After all, it is the fusion of every atoms of reality itself.”

Love Life Truth Happiness Spiritual Spirituality Peace Beauty Human Awakening Self Realization

Author:MD. Muhtashimur Rahman

“Те, кому грезится апокалипсис, просто не представляют себе жизнь после смерти. И если им придется покинуть этот свет, они готовы забрать с собой весь мир.”

Human

Book:Eleanor Rigby

Source: Eleanor Rigby

“Love's core purpose is to always inspire us to become more wholesomely ourselves because of love's experience.”

Inspirational Quotes Hope Relationships Love Quotes Human Cinderellainfocus

Book:Cinderella In Focus: "Finding hope when you're feeling a sense of hopelessness!"

Source: Cinderella In Focus: "Finding hope when you're feeling a sense of hopelessness!"

“The Word no longer belonged to Man because they believed it did not. Man saw the gods alone as Creators and forgot that there had ever been any other way.”

God Humanity Creation Human Man Create

Book:Flies to Wanton Boys

Source: Flies to Wanton Boys

“Qui-gon shook his head. 'No,' he said firmly. 'I'm not testing you, Obi-wan. Life tests you! Every day it brings you new chances for triumph or defeat. And if you pass the test, it doesn't make you a Jedi. It makes you human.”

Life Human Test

Author:Dave Wolverton

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