War had bled color from everything, leaving nothing but a storm of gray. ― Ruta Sepetys

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What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone. ― Eckhart Tolle

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Life is an intricate play with actors waiting for an explanation. Each added act confers a new interpretation of the story. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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It is our failure to become our perceived ideal that ultimately defines us and makes us unique. It's not easy, but if you accept your misfortune and handle it right your perceived failure can become a catalyst for profound re-invention. ― Conan O'Brien

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An entire life spent reading would have fulfilled my every desire; I already knew that at the age of seven. The texture of the world is painful, inadequate; unalterable, or so it seems to me. Really, I believe that an entire life spent reading would have suited me best. Such a life has not been granted me. ― Michel Houellebecq

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We perceive the world through the rear window of life, observe all the puzzles and little pieces of our existence and assemble them in a comprehensive pattern. This allows us to reassess and evaluate our world view. ( "Waiting for the pieces to fall into place" ) ― Erik Pevernagie

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There's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself. ― Jonathan Safran Foer

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Werner wonders in the dead of night, isn’t life a kind of corruption? A child is born, and the world sets in upon it. ― Anthony Doerr

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The problem, as I see it, is that you've been told and not told. You've been told, but none of you really understand, and I dare say, some people are quite happy to leave it that way.

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Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen, that stillness becomes a radiance. ― Morgan Freeman

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