He feels a second pang now for the existence of perfection, the stubborn existence of perfection in the most vulnerable of things and in the face of his refusal-logical-admirable refusal-to engage with this existence in his heart, in his mind. For th...
Sometimes big things happen, and they echo. Those echoes crash across worlds. They are the ripples in the fabric of things. Often they manifest as storms. Reality is a fragile thing, after all.
The thing is to appreciate the fragile wonder of it all, down to the last breath, down to the dying embers of consciousness.
Human identity is the most fragile thing that we have, and it's often only found in moments of truth.
I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
Ingrid's skin was the smoothest texture, so pale that it was transparent. I could see the blue veins that ran down her arms, and they made her seem fragile somehow. the way Eric Daniels, my first boyfriend, seemed fragile when I laid my head on his c...
To be a good human being is to have a kind of openness to the world, an ability to trust uncertain things beyond your own control, that can lead you to be shattered in very extreme circumstances for which you were not to blame. That says something ve...
Cathy Whitaker: That was the day I stopped believing in the wild ardor of things. Perhaps in love, as well. That kind of love. The love in books and films. The love that tells us to abandon our lives and plans, all for one brief touch of Venus. So of...
Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.
There are things that man is not meant to interfere with, and the robust yet fragile temper of a woman is one of them.
We wrapped our dreams in words and patterned the words so that they would live forever, unforgettable.
Know that diamonds and roses are as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs: colder, too, and sharper, and they cut.
We think that tomorrow, unless we surrender, they may drop the moon on us." "You're joking." "Wish I was.
If you take something out of the freezer, it's cold, but what happens when it melts? It's a cool party, a cool person, a cool collection. What does that mean? I'm more interested in things that are uncool, things that have a certain individuality, a ...
I do like silver. I love antiques. I collect Georgian glass at home. When you think about how fragile that it is and think about how long these things have lasted - some of it is 400 years old - I find the history of these things extraordinary.
Man is harder than rock and more fragile than an egg.
True friends define each other.
Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes.
Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity.
I watch with envious eyes and mind, the single-souled who dare not feel The wind that blows beyond the moon, who do not hear the fairy reel
Never use five words if you can get away with one, eh? I've known dead men talk more than you do.
