“A vampire is a flexible metaphor. You know, death, sex, change, stagnation, loss of self, loss of agency, having to keep one's real self secret, the possibility of something lasting forever: love, hate, grief.” KnowsRealSelfHateSexLossGriefSecretForeverPossibilityMetaphorVampireAgencyLastingFlexibleLove HateStagnationReal SelfForever LoveSex Change Author:Kelly Link
“Fortunately for the human race, pain, however piercing, is not a lasting emotion. The recollection of happiness lingers, but the consciousness never retains for long the first thrust of tragic loss. The details of daily life crowd in upon the mind.” MindFirstsHumansLongPainLossRaceEmotionConsciousnessDetailsCrowdsHuman RaceTragicDaily LifeLastingThrustRecollectionPiercingsTragic Loss Author:Wallis Simpson
“Successful or not, acts of physical courage always bring honor. It is the smaller forms of valor - standing up for principle at the risk of social disapproval, economic loss or injury to career - that require the greatest moral will power. Since there is usually little upside to winning and a significant and often lasting downside to losing, moral courage often requires as much character as physical bravery.” LittlesCharacterFormWinningSocialLossMoralPrinciplesCareersSuccessfulRiskEconomicHonorLosingStandingBraverySignificantInjuryLastingWill PowerValorMoral CourageDisapprovalPhysical Courage Author:Michael Josephson
“What will matter is not your competence, but your character. What will matter is not how many people you knew but how many will feel a lasting loss when you are gone. What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by who and for what?” PeopleFeelsLongMatterCharacterLossGoneRememberedLastingCompetenceBe Remembered By Author:Michael Josephson
“Our colleges ought to have lit up in us a lasting relish for a better kind of man, a loss of appetite for mediocrities.” MenKindLossCollegeOughtLastingAppetiteMediocrityLitRelish Book:Essays, Comments, and Reviews Source: Essays, Comments, and Reviews