“I suppose I passed it a hundred times, But I always stop for a minute. And look at the house, the tragic house, The house with nobody in it.” LooksSuccessHouseMinutesHundredTragic Book:Joyce Kilmer Source: Joyce Kilmer
“Woe to those who get what they desire. Fulfillment leaves an empty space where your old self used to be, the self that pines and broods and reflects. You furnish a dream house in your imagination, but how startling and final when that dream house is your own address. What is left to you? Surrounded by what you wanted, you feel a sense of amputation. The feelings you were used to abiding with are useless. The conditions you established for your happiness are met. That youthful light-headed feeling whose sharp side is much like hunger is of no more use to you.” FeelsSelfUseFeelingsDreamLightWantedSuccessUsedDesireHouseLeftSidesImaginationSpaceConditionsMetsEmptyFinalsHungerUsed To BeUselessFulfillmentAddressesWoeAbidingEmpty SpaceOld SelfAmputationDream House Author:Laurie Colwin
“I'm laughing because I know the secret of life. And the secret of life is that I have validated my existence. I know that I am worth more than my house, my bank account, or any physical thing.” KnowsInspirationalSuccessLife IsHouseSecretExistenceLaughingAccountsNew YearSecret LifeBank AccountsPhysical Things Author:Carlos Santana
“Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the hills get and the higher the fences get.” InspirationalSuccessHouseSuccessfulHigherHillsFence Author:Kevin Spacey
“If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.” IfsMenWorldInspirationalWritingBookMotivationalSuccessOpportunityHousePathDoorsEducationalWoodsNeighborBeatenSermonsBeaten PathMouse Traps Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson