“It seems like such a paradox to me that human beings are both great adapters to change and terrified by it at the same time. So often we drift through life bound by the poor decisions we've made in the past, too afraid of the uncertainty that comes with challenging our status quo. We find ourselves stuck on a ship that is headed full speed to a place we're pretty sure we don't want to go, but we also don't want to deal with the discomfort of jumping. So we say nothing, watching helplessly as we sail toward our doom like silent prisoners of our own past.”
― We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
― We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
“Can't you see? Every step I have taken, since I was that child on the bridge, has been to bring myself closer to you. ”
― Memoirs of a Geisha
― Memoirs of a Geisha
“My story will be over soon. But it’s not something to be sad about. As we count up the memories from one journey, we head off on another. Remembering those who went ahead. Remembering those who will follow after. And someday, we will meet all those people again, out beyond the horizon.”
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
― The Travelling Cat Chronicles
“She longed to know what at the moment was passing in his mind, in what manner he thought of her, and whether, in defiance of everything, she was still dear to him. Perhaps he had been civil only because he felt himself at ease; yet there had been that in his voice which was not like ease. Whether he had felt more of pain or of pleasure in seeing her she could not tell, but he certainly had not seen her with composure.”
(Jane Austen,”Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 43)”
― Pride and Prejudice
(Jane Austen,”Pride and prejudice”, Chapter 43)”
― Pride and Prejudice
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