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Passage Quotes

I do not portray the thing in itself. I portray the passage; not a passing from one age to another, or, as the people put it, from seven years to seven years, but from day to day, from minute to minute Picture Quote #1

For I often please myself with the fancy, now that I may have saved from oblivion the only striking passage in a whole volume, and now that I may have attracted notice to a writer undeservedly forgotten Picture Quote #1

Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time Picture Quote #1

Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west Picture Quote #1

Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion Picture Quote #1

He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale Picture Quote #1

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For novelists or musicians, if they really want to create something, they need to go downstairs and find a passage to get into the second basement. What I want to do is go down there, but still stay sane Picture Quote #1

There should really not be anything gratuitous in a work of art. Sometimes what seems as if it’s gratuitous may be a passage in which a character is being characterized so that the reader comes to know him or her better Picture Quote #1

Look at almost any passage, and you’ll find that a paragraph has five or six metaphors in it. It’s not that the speaker is trying to be poetic, it’s just that that’s the way language works Picture Quote #1

There aren’t a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another Picture Quote #1

What is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us wind up in parentheses Picture Quote #1

You are life, inventing form. No more can you die on sword or years than you can die on doorways through which you walk, one room into another. Every room gives its word for you to speak, every passage its song for you to sing Picture Quote #1

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Giving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born Picture Quote #1

Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of the seasons, the waves beat out the passage of time on the rocks and the tides rise and fall as a great clepsydra Picture Quote #1

He spent six hours examining things, trying to find a difference from their appearance on the previous day in the hope of discovering in them some change that would reveal the passage of time Picture Quote #1

With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of our blood and the salt of our tears Picture Quote #1

From fire, water, the passage of time, neglectful readers, and the hand of the censor, each of my books has escaped to tell me its story Picture Quote #1

There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character... Change isn’t always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation, and to others, like a pearl Picture Quote #1

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Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time Picture Quote #1

After all the work of the philosophers on his soul and the doctors on his body, what can we really say we know about a man? That he is, when all is said and done, just a passage for liquids and solids, a pipe of flesh Picture Quote #1

Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time Picture Quote #1

Love is a religion, and its rituals cost more than those of other religions. It goes by quickly and, like a street urchin, it likes to mark its passage by a trail of devastation Picture Quote #1

Whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like Picture Quote #1

I am growing stronger. I am a stone being excavated by the slow passage of water; I am wood charred by a fire Picture Quote #1

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Men wrongly lament the flight of time, blaming it for being too swift; they do not perceive that its passage is sufficiently long, but a good memory, which nature has given to us, causes things long past to seem present Picture Quote #1

The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it Picture Quote #1

The thought of suicide is a great source of comfort: with it a calm passage is to be made across many a bad night Picture Quote #1

We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage Picture Quote #1

When you are completely absorbed or caught up in something, you become oblivious to things around you, or to the passage of time. It is this absorption in what you are doing that frees your unconscious and releases your creative imagination Picture Quote #1

The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary are dangerous; to deal with them is risky; yet for anyone with competence and courage the danger fades Picture Quote #1

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I do not portray the thing in itself. I portray the passage; not a passing from one age to another, or, as the people put it, from seven years to seven years, but from day to day, from minute to minute (Passage Quotes) For I often please myself with the fancy, now that I may have saved from oblivion the only striking passage in a whole volume, and now that I may have attracted notice to a writer undeservedly forgotten (Passage Quotes) Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time (Passage Quotes) Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west (Passage Quotes) Sorrow is a kind of rust of the soul, which every new idea contributes in its passage to scour away. It is the putrefaction of stagnant life, and is remedied by exercise and motion (Passage Quotes) He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale (Passage Quotes) For novelists or musicians, if they really want to create something, they need to go downstairs and find a passage to get into the second basement. What I want to do is go down there, but still stay sane (Passage Quotes) There should really not be anything gratuitous in a work of art. Sometimes what seems as if it’s gratuitous may be a passage in which a character is being characterized so that the reader comes to know him or her better (Passage Quotes) Look at almost any passage, and you’ll find that a paragraph has five or six metaphors in it. It’s not that the speaker is trying to be poetic, it’s just that that’s the way language works (Passage Quotes) There aren’t a lot of opportunities for that rite of passage that makes you a man. War is one of them, and violent sports are another (Passage Quotes) What is hardest to accept about the passage of time is that the people who once mattered the most to us wind up in parentheses (Passage Quotes) You are life, inventing form. No more can you die on sword or years than you can die on doorways through which you walk, one room into another. Every room gives its word for you to speak, every passage its song for you to sing (Passage Quotes) Giving birth is little more than a set of muscular contractions granting passage of a child. Then the mother is born (Passage Quotes) Time is more complex near the sea than in any other place, for in addition to the circling of the sun and the turning of the seasons, the waves beat out the passage of time on the rocks and the tides rise and fall as a great clepsydra (Passage Quotes) He spent six hours examining things, trying to find a difference from their appearance on the previous day in the hope of discovering in them some change that would reveal the passage of time (Passage Quotes) With the passage of time, as well as the social evolution and genetic exchange, we ended up putting our conscience in the color of our blood and the salt of our tears (Passage Quotes) From fire, water, the passage of time, neglectful readers, and the hand of the censor, each of my books has escaped to tell me its story (Passage Quotes) There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character... Change isn’t always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation, and to others, like a pearl (Passage Quotes) Each recognized the fact that real commitment could be proven only through the passage of time (Passage Quotes) After all the work of the philosophers on his soul and the doctors on his body, what can we really say we know about a man? That he is, when all is said and done, just a passage for liquids and solids, a pipe of flesh (Passage Quotes) Experience had taught me that even the most precious memories fade with the passage of time (Passage Quotes) Love is a religion, and its rituals cost more than those of other religions. It goes by quickly and, like a street urchin, it likes to mark its passage by a trail of devastation (Passage Quotes) Whenever I read a passage that moves me, I transcribe it in my diary, hoping my fingers might learn what excellence feels like (Passage Quotes) I am growing stronger. I am a stone being excavated by the slow passage of water; I am wood charred by a fire (Passage Quotes) Men wrongly lament the flight of time, blaming it for being too swift; they do not perceive that its passage is sufficiently long, but a good memory, which nature has given to us, causes things long past to seem present (Passage Quotes) The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it (Passage Quotes) The thought of suicide is a great source of comfort: with it a calm passage is to be made across many a bad night (Passage Quotes) We have got to dispel this myth that bullying is just a normal rite of passage (Passage Quotes) When you are completely absorbed or caught up in something, you become oblivious to things around you, or to the passage of time. It is this absorption in what you are doing that frees your unconscious and releases your creative imagination (Passage Quotes) The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary are dangerous; to deal with them is risky; yet for anyone with competence and courage the danger fades (Passage Quotes)

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