“Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically. The cataclysm has happened, we are among the ruins, we start to build up new little habitats, to have new little hopes. It is rather hard work: there is no smooth road into the future: but we go round, or scramble over the obstacles. We've got to live, no matter how many skies have fallen.”
― Lady Chatterley’s Lover
― Lady Chatterley’s Lover
“We make the choice . . . and then the choice makes us”
― Confessions oor kerkwees
― Confessions oor kerkwees
“If you believe light is divine.
Remember light was born out of darkness.”
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Remember light was born out of darkness.”
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“The human spirit is tremendously resilient. It can withstand the most horrific of circumstances, whether of human or divine creation... It is not these larger-than-life situations that beat us. It's the little things.”
― The Shade of My Own Tree: A Novel
― The Shade of My Own Tree: A Novel
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