14 Quotes & Sayings By Rachel Klein

Rachel Klein is a writer, author, photographer, and filmmaker. Rachel's journey to her current home of New York City began in San Francisco, California, where she studied poetry at the University of California at Berkeley. After moving to New York to pursue her creative endeavors, she quickly found herself inspired by the city's creative energy. She is currently working on several new projects including a novel and a photography book Read more

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.. the truth is what you can't see but are...
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.. the truth is what you can't see but are certain of anyway. Rachel Klein
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Girls are always saying things like, “I’m so unhappy that I’m going to overdose on aspirin, ” but they’d be awfully surprised if they succeeded. They have no intention of dying. At the first sight of blood, they panic. Rachel Klein
Why should I be sad? Everyone has to die. If...
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Why should I be sad? Everyone has to die. If you have a body, it's too late to cry. It's only funerals I can't stand. Rachel Klein
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She goes where she pleases. She appears unhoped for, uncalled for. She moves through doors and walls and windows. Her thoughts move through minds. She enters dreams. She vanishes and is still there. She knows the future and sees through flesh. She is not afraid of anything. Rachel Klein
You don't know where you are or where your dreams...
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You don't know where you are or where your dreams end and the world begins. Rachel Klein
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I laughed when I read about being born with two hearts, one of which is devoted only to destroying humanity. Rachel Klein
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Some days I wonder how I'll get through a whole lifetime of thinking. A life that's just words, words, words, shuffling around in my head. Was I born that way? Rachel Klein
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You have to trust someone before you can have rituals with them. Rachel Klein
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If I know something, I am not a victim. Victims don't know the meaning of their suffering. I am an enemy or a collaborator, not a victim. Rachel Klein
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I love that moment, when you stop struggling to stay awake and your eyelids shut sink down and you slip effortlessly into another realm that’s beckoning to you. Rachel Klein
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It's true that I never wanted to grow up. But how important was it really – to have decided to be human? Rachel Klein
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How do we know that our life really happened and that we are not simply accumulating details, making it all up as we go along? Rachel Klein
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To sublime: to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state. To sublimate: to divert the expression of an instinctual desire or impulse from its primitive form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable. Sublime: of outstanding spiritual, intellectual, or moral worth. Rachel Klein