Quotes from Sphinx

“I was haunted by the possibility of settling into a place long enough for time's passing to become tangible.”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

“I had thought that I would never be able to grow tired of loving, but one night I woke to an absence of love and felt no torture: it was the absence of this tortute that truly scared me, that tortured me”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

“I was the shadow of a body that ignored me; I was also the source of light that produced that shadow. All that came back to me was a projection of myself. A*** was merely a parasite interposed between my consciousness and my unfailing tendency to diffract the real.”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

“For six months, from October to March, I succumbed to my natural tendency for reclusion, living between my bed and my desk.”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

“The machine was running on empty, racing, turning out a fortune without producing an iota of delight: no one enjoyed themselves in the least in these clubs, and I started to doubt whether anyone ever had.”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

“By distancing myself from the world, I was squandering my destiny: such was the malediction of recognizing the world’s infamy but not allowing myself to spit in its face.”
― Anne Garréta, quote from Sphinx

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“She stared at him for a long while, not speaking, not moving. Finally she said, "You want the truth, I'll tell you. But the information will cost you. We' Il trade. A question for a question."
"Done. What do you have that Cronus wants?"
"I have a...a...damn it, Lucien. I have a key, okay.
Happy now?"
"Yes. There. We have both now answered one question."
"We both have no— Damn you! I did ask a question, didn't I? Happy now? Score one for you.”
― Gena Showalter, quote from The Darkest Kiss

“I love you so much.” His voice is breathless and full of fear. “I’ll love you forever. Even when I can’t.” My tears fall harder at his words. “And I’ll love you forever. Even when I shouldn’t.”
― Colleen Hoover, quote from Confess

“Borbom protiv sanjara koji sanja ružnoću, bili oni ljudi ili bogovi, ne možemo a da ne ispunjavamo istovremeno i volju Bezimenog. U toj borbi biće i patnje, čime čovek ujedno olakšava svoj karmički teret, što bi mu se, doduše, desilo i kada bi jednostavno trpeo rugobnost; ali ova patnja doprinosi višem cilju, a u svetlosti večitih vrednosti o kojima mudraci tako često govore.

Prvo, čovek može da bude na izvestan način superioran u odnosu na svoje bližnje, pa ipak da im služi. Ako svi zajedno služe zajedničkoj stvari koja je po svome značaju iznad ma kog pojedinca.

Ne zamišljaj, o Sidarta, da se sad krećeš neprepoznat zato što nosiš novo telo. Ja gledam one tokove energije koji sačinjavaju tvoje stvarno biće - ne gledam meso koje ih maskira.

Čovekov intelekt sa emocijama njegovim često ratuje, a volja njegova sa željama njegovim... ideali njegovi često su neusklađeni sa njegovom okolinom, pa ako krene za njima, oseti bol što je napustio novi, uzvišeni san. Što god on radio, istovremeno i dobija i gubi, stiže ali se i udaljava. Uvek tuguje zbog stvari prošlih, i zazire od nekih stvari budućih. Razum se tradiciji protivi. Emocije se protive ograničenjima koja drugi ljudi čoveku nameću. Često u tim sudarima nastaje ono što si nazvao prokletstvom čovekai ismevao - krivica!

Biti bog, to nije samo prazna titula. To je jedno stanje bića. Da bi se to postiglo nije dovoljno samo biti besmrtan, jer i najbedniji težak na njivama mogao bi da obezbedi sebi ujednačen opstanak.

Biti bog sastoji se u tome da samog sebe ispoljiš do takve mere da se tvoje strasti podudare sa silama univerzuma, tako dobro da to odmah shvati svako ko te pogleda, iako nije čuo da se tvoje ime izgovara.

Biti bog, to znači biti u stanju u sebi spoznati ono što je važno, a onda se osposobiti da osdsviraš onu jednu notu koja će dovesti te sile u tebi u savršeni sklad sa celokupnošću svih stvari koje postoje. Onda više nema diskusije o moralu, logici ili estetici, nego jednostavno jesi vetar, jesi vatra, ili more, planine, kiša, sunce, zvezde, jesi let strele, smiraj dana, zagrljaj ljubavi. Vladaš pomoću onih istih strasti koje vladaju tobom.

Bilo bi lepo kad bi u univerzumu postojala bar jedna stvar konstantna, nepromenljiva. Ako takva stvar postoji, onda je sigurno od ljubavi jača, i sigurno je nešto meni nepoznato.

Kako može čovek da ubije nešto što niti stvarno živi niti stvarno umire, nego postoji; samo kao refleksija Apsolutnoga?

Bez obzira na skakutanje iz tela u telo, iz mozga u mozak, svaka ličnost zadržava svoj sopstveni umni otisak, svoje jedinstvene, neponovljive obrasce mišljenja.

Smrt i svetlost su svuda, uvek, i opet, u svetom snu Bezimenog, počinju i okončavaju, bore se, prate, ulaze u san i iznad sna su, vatrene reči urezuju u Samsaru, da tamo možda stvore nešto što će biti lepo kao umetničko delo.”
― Roger Zelazny, quote from Lord of Light

“Someone broke from the scrum and, punching and kicking, staggered towards the Klatchian goal.

"Isn't that man your butler?" said Ahmed.

"Yes."

"One of your soldiers said he bit a man's nose off."

Vimes shrugged. "He's got a very pointed look if I don't use the sugar tongs, I know that.”
― Terry Pratchett, quote from Jingo

“You need to screw up to learn. You need to experience to create greatness.”
― Laurie Faria Stolarz, quote from Deadly Little Secret

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