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Precarious Quotes

My parents were working performers, so obviously I saw that there wasn’t a lot of fairy tale going on there. It was a precarious world. One that they were deeply committed to and deeply loved, but one that required a lot of hard work Picture Quote #1

Everything had felt so precarious since her mother’s death, like she was walking on a bridge made of paper Picture Quote #1

I think one who thrives on death may be defeated by life.Elswyth, from A Precarious Journey Into Magic Picture Quote #1

Cezanne produced precarious little worlds that almost, almost, almost lose their balance but somehow hold themselves together, creating tension, beauty and danger all at once Picture Quote #1

My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher Picture Quote #1

I kind of build a novel the way marine polyps build a coral reef, it’s millions and millions of little precarious bodies stacked on one another. And in my case, that’s thousands of minutes I go through to get from one scene to the next and build it that way Picture Quote #1

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I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault Picture Quote #1

I look upon [writing about religion] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I’ve never been able to do it myself Picture Quote #1

The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature’s precarious balance, let alone the balance of our own human nature Picture Quote #1

The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were justly condemned to obey, and even to flatter, the victorious Barbarians, by whose clemency they held their precarious fortunes and their lives Picture Quote #1

Maybe in a way all living things are like flickering flames in a precarious night, always on the verge of being extinguished. Whether we kindle slowly but steadily, or go out in a brilliant burst of light and color, is our choice. Perhaps the most important choice we’ll ever have Picture Quote #1

There was a precarious balance during those crucial months between composition and decomposition - what the world gained and what a great city lost. Even then, some part of Detroit was dying, and that is where the story begins Picture Quote #1

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Interference is a terrific page-turner, but it’s also a haunting, powerful look at the way families and friendships entangle us all. Berry is a sharp-eyed, engaging writer, and she deftly captures the terrors, ruptures and intimacies of one seemingly ordinary neighborhood, always finding a precarious beauty in her characters’ lives. This is a book that is terrifying, startling, and very hard to put down Picture Quote #1

I’ll no doubt just continue stumbling and bumbling through life, putting myself in precarious places, rising sadder if not wiser, as always Picture Quote #1

Man’s survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply Picture Quote #1

The sociability of artists is a paradoxical and precarious thing, and ceases the instant they begin their actual artistic work Picture Quote #1

Most creatures have a vague belief that a very precarious hazard, a kind of transparent membrane, divides death from love; and that the profound idea of nature demands that the giver of life should die at the moment of giving Picture Quote #1

In this world we are in precarious position, balanced midway between material and spiritual hungers. We find heaven to be a delicate state of consciousness that can be lost in a single moment of forgetfulness Picture Quote #1

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Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing a bowler supported by ten fieldsmen and observed by two umpires to ensure that his error does not go unpunished Picture Quote #1

Perhaps bacteria may tentatively be regarded as biochemical experiments; owing to their relatively small size and rapid growth, variations must arise much more frequently than in more differentiated forms of life, and they can in addition afford to occupy more precarious positions in natural economy than larger organisms with more exacting requirements Picture Quote #1

Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings Picture Quote #1

The life of a professional golfer is precarious at best. Win, and they carry you to the clubhouse on their shoulders. Lose, and you pay the caddies in the dark Picture Quote #1

Teachers wondered why I didn’t speak up more in class. Why would I when I knew how precarious words could be, how betraying they were, how vulnerable they made you? Picture Quote #1

So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity Picture Quote #1

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The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers Picture Quote #1

No wonder that, when a political career is so precarious, men of worth and capacity hesitate to embrace it. They cannot afford to be thrown out of their life’s course by a mere accident Picture Quote #1

There is a precarious balance to the life of a building. It has nothing to do with its age, or the beauty of its construction. A damaged building can always be repaired if it still has life, but a dead building will never be whole again Picture Quote #1

This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full Picture Quote #1

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life Picture Quote #1

Ours is a precarious language, as every writer knows, in which the merest shadow line often separates affirmation from negation, sense from nonsense, and one sex from the other Picture Quote #1

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My parents were working performers, so obviously I saw that there wasn’t a lot of fairy tale going on there. It was a precarious world. One that they were deeply committed to and deeply loved, but one that required a lot of hard work. (Precarious Quotes) Everything had felt so precarious since her mother’s death, like she was walking on a bridge made of paper. (Precarious Quotes) I think one who thrives on death may be defeated by life.Elswyth, from A Precarious Journey Into Magic (Precarious Quotes) Cezanne produced precarious little worlds that almost, almost, almost lose their balance but somehow hold themselves together, creating tension, beauty and danger all at once. (Precarious Quotes) My father followed, during most of his life, the precarious occupation of a country school teacher (Precarious Quotes) I kind of build a novel the way marine polyps build a coral reef, it’s millions and millions of little precarious bodies stacked on one another. And in my case, that’s thousands of minutes I go through to get from one scene to the next and build it that way. (Precarious Quotes) I think these are very precarious times for women, it seems. So many of your rights are under assault (Precarious Quotes) I look upon [writing about religion] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I’ve never been able to do it myself. (Precarious Quotes) The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature’s precarious balance, let alone the balance of our own human nature. (Precarious Quotes) The Gauls were endowed with all the advantages of art and nature; but as they wanted courage to defend them, they were justly condemned to obey, and even to flatter, the victorious Barbarians, by whose clemency they held their precarious fortunes and their lives. (Precarious Quotes) Maybe in a way all living things are like flickering flames in a precarious night, always on the verge of being extinguished. Whether we kindle slowly but steadily, or go out in a brilliant burst of light and color, is our choice. Perhaps the most important choice we’ll ever have. (Precarious Quotes) There was a precarious balance during those crucial months between composition and decomposition - what the world gained and what a great city lost. Even then, some part of Detroit was dying, and that is where the story begins (Precarious Quotes) Interference is a terrific page-turner, but it’s also a haunting, powerful look at the way families and friendships entangle us all. Berry is a sharp-eyed, engaging writer, and she deftly captures the terrors, ruptures and intimacies of one seemingly ordinary neighborhood, always finding a precarious beauty in her characters’ lives. This is a book that is terrifying, startling, and very hard to put down (Precarious Quotes) I’ll no doubt just continue stumbling and bumbling through life, putting myself in precarious places, rising sadder if not wiser, as always (Precarious Quotes) Man’s survival, from the time of Adam and Eve until the invention of agriculture, must have been precarious because of his inability to ensure his food supply (Precarious Quotes) The sociability of artists is a paradoxical and precarious thing, and ceases the instant they begin their actual artistic work (Precarious Quotes) Most creatures have a vague belief that a very precarious hazard, a kind of transparent membrane, divides death from love; and that the profound idea of nature demands that the giver of life should die at the moment of giving (Precarious Quotes) In this world we are in precarious position, balanced midway between material and spiritual hungers. We find heaven to be a delicate state of consciousness that can be lost in a single moment of forgetfulness (Precarious Quotes) Cricket is a most precarious profession; it is called a team game but, in fact, no one is so lonely as a batsman facing a bowler supported by ten fieldsmen and observed by two umpires to ensure that his error does not go unpunished (Precarious Quotes) Perhaps bacteria may tentatively be regarded as biochemical experiments; owing to their relatively small size and rapid growth, variations must arise much more frequently than in more differentiated forms of life, and they can in addition afford to occupy more precarious positions in natural economy than larger organisms with more exacting requirements (Precarious Quotes) Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings (Precarious Quotes) The life of a professional golfer is precarious at best. Win, and they carry you to the clubhouse on their shoulders. Lose, and you pay the caddies in the dark (Precarious Quotes) Teachers wondered why I didn’t speak up more in class. Why would I when I knew how precarious words could be, how betraying they were, how vulnerable they made you? (Precarious Quotes) So true is it that all transactions of preeminent importance are wrapt in doubt and obscurity; while some hold for certain facts the most precarious hearsays, others turn facts into falsehood; and both are exaggerated by posterity (Precarious Quotes) The stronger a culture, the less it fears the radical fringe. The more paranoid and precarious a culture, the less tolerance it offers (Precarious Quotes) No wonder that, when a political career is so precarious, men of worth and capacity hesitate to embrace it. They cannot afford to be thrown out of their life’s course by a mere accident (Precarious Quotes) There is a precarious balance to the life of a building. It has nothing to do with its age, or the beauty of its construction. A damaged building can always be repaired if it still has life, but a dead building will never be whole again (Precarious Quotes) This is a hard and precarious world, where every mistake and infirmity must be paid for in full (Precarious Quotes) The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life (Precarious Quotes) Ours is a precarious language, as every writer knows, in which the merest shadow line often separates affirmation from negation, sense from nonsense, and one sex from the other (Precarious Quotes)

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