Preoccupations Quotes
Quotes tagged as "preoccupations"
Showing 1-6 of 6

“So much in writing depends on the superficiality of one's days. One may be preoccupied with shopping and income tax returns and chance conversations, but the stream of the unconscious continues to flow undisturbed, solving problems, planning ahead: one sits down sterile and dispirited at the desk, and suddenly the words come as though from the air: the situations that seemed blocked in a hopeless impasse move forward: the work has been done while one slept or shopped or talked with friends.”
― The End of the Affair
― The End of the Affair

“[Man] literally drives himself into a blind obliviousness with social games, psychological tricks, personal preoccupations so far removed from the reality of his situation that they are forms of madness, but madness all the same.”
― The Denial of Death
― The Denial of Death

“I'm simply saying that our deepest thoughts, desires and preoccupations manifest themselves in art, whether we intend them to or not. That's what art is for; it's not cerebral, it's emotional.”
― Nerd Do Well
― Nerd Do Well

“There is so much grit in the bottom of the container, almost all our natural preoccupations are low ones, and in most cases the rag-bag of consciousness is only unified by the experience of great art or of intense love. Neither of these was relevant to my messy and absent-minded goings-on.”
― The Black Prince
― The Black Prince

“When you have succeeded in letting go of a trivial preoccupation or two, your awareness will begin to expand into the deeper sources of stress in your life, the bigger uncontrollable things that you have been at pains to control.”
― Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals
― Animal Wisdom: Learning from the Spiritual Lives of Animals

“A friend is a person who always understands your preoccupations, even when other people do not perceive them at all.”
―
―
All Quotes
|
My Quotes
|
Add A Quote
Browse By Tag
- Love Quotes 90.5k
- Life Quotes 71k
- Inspirational Quotes 68k
- Humor Quotes 41k
- Philosophy Quotes 27.5k
- God Quotes 25k
- Inspirational Quotes Quotes 24.5k
- Truth Quotes 22.5k
- Wisdom Quotes 22k
- Poetry Quotes 20.5k
- Romance Quotes 20k
- Death Quotes 18.5k
- Happiness Quotes 18k
- Hope Quotes 17k
- Faith Quotes 16.5k
- Inspiration Quotes 15.5k
- Quotes Quotes 15k
- Life Lessons Quotes 14.5k
- Writing Quotes 14k
- Motivational Quotes 14k
- Religion Quotes 14k
- Spirituality Quotes 13.5k
- Relationships Quotes 13k
- Success Quotes 12.5k
- Life Quotes Quotes 12.5k
- Love Quotes Quotes 12k
- Time Quotes 12k
- Knowledge Quotes 11k
- Science Quotes 10.5k
- Motivation Quotes 10.5k