In our hearts.. there must abide some pity for those people who have always felt themselves to be separate from even their most familiar surroundings, those people who either are foreigners or who suffer a singular point of view that makes them feel as if they’re foreigners - even in their native lands. In our hearts.. there also abides a certain suspicion that such people need to feel set apart from their society. But people who initiate loneliness are no less lonely than those who are suddenly surprised by loneliness, nor are they undeserving of our pity. John Irving
All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.
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Tahereh Mafi
If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.
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Mother Teresa
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
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Dalai Lama Xiv
As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap...
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Pythagoras
I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love.
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Anne Rice
More Quotes By John Irving
It´s natural to want someone you love to do what you want, or what you think would be good for them, but you have to let everything happen to them. You can't interfere with people you love any more than you're supposed to interfere with...
If you care about something you have to protect it — If you’re lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.
My life is a reading list.
It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious.
It is your responsibility to find fault with me, it is mine to hear you out. But don't expect me to change.
