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“Our lives are just spectacles. We are like dolls, in a sense, to be observed and played with - often with cruel and deceitful intentions - in an unreal world.”

World Our Lives Intention Real World Dolls Unreal Deceitful Spectacles Unreal World

Book:The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769

Source: The Royal Diaries: Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France, 1769

“Good intentions are simply not enough. Our character is defined and our lives are determined not by what we want, say or think, but by what we do.”

Thinking Want Enough Character Our Lives Intention Determined Defined Good Intentions

Author:Michael Josephson

“I never have a thematic intention at the outset. The story informs the theme for me rather than the other way around. But as it happens... this is, at least to a degree, about getting old and the rapid passage of our lives.”

Way Stories Happens Our Lives Degrees Intention Theme Passages Getting Old Rapids Thematic

Author:Stephen King

“This grace (purity of intention) is so excellent that it sanctifies the most common actions of our life and yet is so necessary that without it, the very best actions of our devotion are imperfect and vicious.”

Action Common Grace Our Lives Intention Devotion Excellent Purity Imperfect Vicious Sanctify Purity Of Intention

Book:The Works of Jeremy Taylor

Source: The Works of Jeremy Taylor

“Even when our intentions are noble and our efforts sincere, even when we dedicate our lives to the service of others, the corrosive pressure of frantic over-activity can nonetheless cause suffering in ourselves and others. A "successful" life can become a violent enterprise.”

Suffering Causes Effort Successful Our Lives Activity Pressure Intention Noble Violent Enterprise Sincere Frantic Successful Life

Author:Wayne Muller