When someone close to you dies, you feel like you might die too. It takes some of the life out of you for a time.
They had a saying: An Arab loves in the order of: his son, his camel, and his wife - but there were times when one was allowed to take precedence over the other!
How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.
Devic Magic Woodland sprites, elves and nymphs Waltz in time take a glimpse Fairies hide the forest wit Mushrooms fly, agarics hit
...Aku tak percaya kata-kata ‘biarkan waktu menyembuhkan luka’, omong kosong kalau kau tak berbuat apa pun untuk memperbaikinya.” -Cerita 3: Angela, hal.38-
Accept you are a work in progress, that there are things which you cannot change, others which take time to change and some which will be a shame to change.
You. You are standing in your own way. And that means whatever it is scares you. It won't forever...but take your time. Nothing good was ever rushed.
Now is a time for, dare I say it, kindness. I thought being extremely smart would take care of it. But I see I have been found out.
Traffic in Joburg is like the democratic process. Every time you think it's going to get moving and take you somewhere, you hit another jam.
Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
Do I need fifty finger-painted pictures by my toddler, or is one enough to capture this time of life? Mementos work best when they're carefully chosen - and when they don't take up much room!
Most Pakistani politics is conducted within a narrow spectrum. Politicians spend much time debating the best ways to fight India, or take Kashmir, or dominate Afghanistan, or punish the United States for its real and imagined sins.
Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good book, a good song, or a good memory you can take out and unfold in your darkest time.
I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else. It's the way I take them OFF that makes me better than you.
...in life you have to take lots of decisions and if you don't make decisions you would never do anything because you waste all your time choosing between things you could do...
I did not know that history is like a blood stain that keeps on showing on the wall no matter how many new owners take possession, no matter how many times we pint over it.
I would say at times I am a 'Glamoholic.' But I am definitely more laid back than glamorous. I think it takes a lot of effort and sometimes I just want to be in jeans.
If you don’t take the time to get really clear about exactly what it is you’re trying to accomplish, then you’re forever doomed to spend your life achieving the goals of those who do.
Courage was not something one picked out of the air. It was something like a bank account. You could withdraw only so much before it was necessary to stop, to take the time to make new deposits.
When you expect the world to end at any moment, you know there is no need to hurry. You take your time, you do your work well.
But perhaps the greatest escapism of all is to take refuge in the domesticity of the past, the home that history and literature become, avoiding the one moment of time in which we are not at home, yet have to live: the present.
