In any war story, but especially a true one, it's difficult to separate what happened from what seemed to happen. What seems to happen becomes its own happening and has to be told that way. The angles of vision are skewed. When a booby trap explodes,...
Mrs. Dashwood: You must miss him, Elinor. Elinor Dashwood: We are not engaged, Mamma. Mrs. Dashwood: But he loves you, dearest, of that I am certain. Elinor Dashwood: I am by no means assured of his regard, and even were he to feel such a preference,...
Deep Throat: [angry tone] You let Haldeman slip away. Bob Woodward: Yes. Deep Throat: You've done worse than let Haldeman slip away: you've got people feeling sorry for him. I didn't think that was possible. In a conspiracy like this, you build from ...
... every moment of our life has a purpose, that every action of ours, no matter how dull or routine or trivial it may seem in itself, has a dignity and a worth beyond human understanding... For it means that no moment can be wasted, no opportunity m...
Do you ever feel that way?" "Lonely?" I search for the words. "Restless. As if you haven't really met yourself yet. As is you'd passed yourself once in the fog, and your heart leapt - 'Ah! There I Am! I've been missing that piece!' But it happens too...
The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your ...
Martin Vanger: It might amuse you that while you were upstairs having moose with me and Liv, who, by the way, finds me conventional, I had Irina down there in that cage. Martin Vanger: [points to cage and Mikael sees it] Martin Vanger: Who's Irina, y...
A missed opportunity repentance only leaves behind
Miss Greene, when I said, "not here" I meant not on the couch.
Dark, light, dark, light, dark-I swung and missed.
When I have opportunity to walk, I never miss it.
Forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other path, no other way, no day but today.
I’m not going to miss 95% of life to weigh 5% less.
Her sureness was based on the power to limit experience arbitrarily.
When I saw snooty guy, I missed my childhood.
There’s a 95% chance I’ll miss out on 5%.
In the midst of life we are in death,'" said Miss Ophelia.
People are... Full of contradictions. They're lonely. And then they're not. They're missed. And then they're not.
My generation had the best years. We missed the Second World War and caught the outburst of rock 'n' roll.
While we stop to think, we often miss our opportunity.
We have everything we need to be happy, but we aren't happy. Something's missing.
