Dust Quotes

“Everything comes from within rather from without.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Life is about creation, not destruction, and not management. Everything is created, including memories. The good news is that you'll have the opportunity to decide which moments you'd like to keep and which you'd like to recast.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Well, they do say that you should never look back, live in the present, all that.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Maybe in those moments, you're simply finding yourself again. The person you cling to is the impetus that blasts you open, yet you have this sinking fear that they could be anyone. Regardless, the power of it keeps you from letting go.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“God says, 'The human race has been fooled into believing that the great misfortune of life is the inability to see where its efforts lead.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“God smiles to calm me and it works. He says, 'They don't realize what they're losing when they bring suffering upon themselves in the name of God. Great art must always have balance. I did not create humanity to suffer. However, suffering is unavoidable. It's a component of life. To bring additional suffering upon oneself is a waste of human potential.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“As I finally give in to my startling beauty, I attempt to fully grasp the meaning of God, His creation, and vision. I hope that understanding it might hold me steady. But after what seems long enough, I accept the utter, perfect uselessness.

I don't need to understand; at least not yet.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“I look again at the pictures of my life, of their lives without me. They surround me like a mural, creating an interesting brand of chaos amidst God's stillness.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Did I waste my kisses, my love, my passion, and are they wasting theirs?
God says, 'Nothing is ever wasted, Jim.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust